-This outline is subject to change
-Some topics may not be covered in class lecture and discussion.
-Appropriate Readings and Response Sheet Questions will be announced as they are required.
Aug 28; Aug 30: Welcome and Introduction
SEPTEMBER 4 - 25: Introduction to key concepts and issues in the sociology of deviant behavior
-What is "deviance?"
-Definitions of deviance – and the sociological definition used in this course
-How sociologists study deviance
-Moral and ethical Issues in the study of deviance
-The possible role of science in accessing claims about deviance
-Introduction to positivist-science approaches to studying deviance
NOTE: SEPTEMBER 18TH
IS THE LAST DAY TO DROP THE COURSE WITHOUT A "W" APPEARING ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 18: "Positivist" Theories of Deviance
- "Free Will & Rational Calculation"
- Social Control Theories (Bonding Theory, Self-Control Theory)
- Social Structural Theories of Deviance (Social Disorganization, Anomie theory)
- Learning Theories (Differential Association, Aker's Learning Theory, Techniques of Neutralization)
OCT 21: "MIDTERM" OF SEMESTER (NO-EXAM)
OCTOBER 21, 23, 25: Video: The Lost Children of Rockdale County
(NOTE: OCTOBER 25TH
IS THE LAST DAY TO DROP WITH A "W")
OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 13: "Constructionist" Theories of Deviance
-Functionalist Theories of Deviance
-Labeling Theories of Deviance
-Conflict Theories of Deviance
-Feminist Theories of Deviance
NOVEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 11:
Specific topics in deviance
-White-Collar/Upper Class Deviance
-Corporate Deviance
-State/Governmental Deviance
-Police Deviance
-Sexual Deviance
-Heterosexual Deviance
-Homosexuality as Deviance
-Prostitution
-Pornography
-Substance Use as Deviant Behavior
-The creation of the "drug problem"
-Alternative (non-criminal) Approaches to substance use
-Marijuana use as deviant behavior:
historical data and scientific research on marijuana use and its effects
DEC 18: FINAL EXAM 10:30 A.M. IN CB 110
