SOC 0471 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course raises questions about what is "deviant" and how certain actions and beliefs come to be considered deviant. It also raises questions concerning the social, structural and cultural determinants of the decision to view something as "deviant" and in need of "control". The course explores changes in the definition of behavior which lead the same behaviors to be considered 'sins', 'crimes', 'illnesses', and 'alternative life-styles'.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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