Overview
Description
Systematic analysis of the social factors related to conforming and deviant behavior. Focus on classical and contemporary theories of deviation. (CRJ 464 and SOC 464 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
SOC 101
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; SOC 101.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO10, CO13
Related Courses
Cross Listed With CRJ 464
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- integrate and synthesize knowledge gained from other Core courses, enabling them to analyze open-ended problems and complex issues in the area of social deviance and conformity.
- contrast and compare perspectives gained in this class with those from previous Core courses.
- examine and demonstrate the impact of social location on the development of theoretical perspectives and suggestions for amelioration of social problems.
- analyze a range of topics in social deviance and suggest alternative approaches to both the understanding of the problem and responses to it from a range of theoretical perspectives.
- summarize and contrast a wide range of conflicting theoretical perspectives on social deviance and conformity.
- contrast deviance perspectives in sociology with perspectives on deviance from other disciplines.
- assess the implicit, taken-for-granted and significant role of deviant categories and identities in the way persons are viewed by social agents, treated in institutional settings, and responded to by social peers and authorities.