Course Description
Social processes in the creation and maintenance of deviant populations: classification, objectification of social meanings, functions of subcultures and social outcomes of the deviance-ascription process. Includes core sociological concepts, methods, and theories.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Understand how deviance is generally defined (Quizzes, Exam)
- Demonstrate knowledge about how particular deviant acts, behaviors, and conditions are defined (Quizzes, Exam)
- Demonstrate knowledge about the prevalence of specific “deviant” acts (Quizzes, Exam)
- Apply theoretical explanations of deviance (Quizzes, Exam)
- Identify links between deviance and other social phenomenon (Quizzes)
- Recognize common research methods used by sociologists who study deviance (Quizzes, Exam)
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Quizzes | 60% |
| Exams | 30% |
| Final | 10% |
Grading Scale:
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 94-100% | A |
| 90-93.99% | A- |
| 88-89.99% | B+ |
| 83-87.99% | B |
| 80-82.99% | B- |
| 78-79.99% | C+ |
| 73-77.99% | C |
| 70-72.99% | C- |
| 68-69.99% | D+ |
| 63-67.99% | D |
| 60-62.99% | D- |
| 00-59.99% | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Thio, Alex, Jim Taylor and Martin Schwartz. 2013. Deviant Behavior, any edition from 10th to more recent should be fine for this class. Publisher: Allyn & Bacon.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.