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Apr 24, 2024
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SOC 464 - Conformity and Deviance (3 units) CO10, CO13
Systematic analysis of the social factors related to conforming and deviant behavior. Focus on classical and contemporary theories of deviation. (CRJ 464 and SOC 464 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; SOC 101 .
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. integrate and synthesize knowledge gained from other Core courses, enabling them to analyze open-ended problems and complex issues in the area of social deviance and conformity.
2. contrast and compare perspectives gained in this class with those from previous Core courses.
3. examine and demonstrate the impact of social location on the development of theoretical perspectives and suggestions for amelioration of social problems.
4. analyze a range of topics in social deviance and suggest alternative approaches to both the understanding of the problem and responses to it from a range of theoretical perspectives.
5. summarize and contrast a wide range of conflicting theoretical perspectives on social deviance and conformity.
6. contrast deviance perspectives in sociology with perspectives on deviance from other disciplines.
7. assess the implicit, taken-for-granted and significant role of deviant categories and identities in the way persons are viewed by social agents, treated in institutional settings, and responded to by social peers and authorities.
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