2009-10 Catalog 
    
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2009-10 Catalog [Archived Catalog]

SOC 218 - Deviance and Social Control

(2 credits)
This class focuses on a sociological understanding of deviance. We will explore how both culture and structure may shape the prevalence, definition and reaction to deviance. Various theoretical perspectives will be examined and discussed to see how deviance may be both understood and even perhaps predicted. Finally, a number of more “concrete” areas will be examined, to both see how the theory holds up in real life, and to deepen the understanding of deviance and attempts at social control of deviance.