SOC 366 - Deviance

4 credit(s)
Focuses on the way society affects and is affected by what we call “deviant behavior,” that is, behavior which is understood to be outside the confines of cultural convention. Topics in this class include the ways in which deviance is socially constructed through processes of identity and conformity, as well as the ways in which society establishes mechanisms for dealing with deviance, such as prisons and other institutions. A relevant line of sociological questioning towards the phenomenon of deviance asks why a behavior is conceived to be deviant, rather than whether or not a deviant act or career is inherently abnormal.
Offered: Offered Biennially.

Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Social Systems and Human Behavior.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101, SOC 102, SOC 110, SOC 120, SOC 130, or SOC 150.