SOC 240. Social Deviance

Analysis of the manner in which societies come to define certain behaviors as deviant. Particular attention will be paid to the social and cultural processes attendant in modern America upon such problems as social disorganization and conflict, civil disorder and violence, crime, mental illness, suicide, addiction, and sexual deviance. Selected theories of deviance will be critically examined. (Offered every semester.)
Prerequisite: English 101 and Sociology 101.
3 hours, 3 credits
 
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