Catalog Info
Title when registering
Sociology of Deviance
Credit Hours
3.00
Contact Hours Per Week
3 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
Explores how one becomes deviant, the social construction of deviant behavior, the impact of societal responses to deviance, and processes used to control deviant behavior. Offers a wide range of perspectives and theoretical formulations to explain the onset, persistence, and desistence of deviance. Also discusses both formal and informal responses to deviant behaviors including criminalization and stigmatization, and their cross-cultural variation. Additionally, course examines particular forms of deviance including homicide, domestic violence, mental illness, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual deviance, property and white collar/organized crimes.
Pre-requisites
SOC-131
MTA Categories
- Category 4: Social Sciences
General Education Categories
- Social Sciences
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Determined by department
Requirements are subject to change.
The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2014 and applies to the current catalog year.
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