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SOC 267
Rethinking Deviance
SOC 267 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 35 | 0 | Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
Many social behaviors have gone through cycles of
stigmatization and acceptance. Cigarette smoking was once
considered glamorous, even healthful; fat bodies were
desirable; and it was not uncommon to have one more drink
"for the road". Today, the social definition of smoking has
reversed; the ideal body is slender and athletic; and
driving "under the influence" is a serious crime. Why and
how have definitions of deviance undergone such reversals?
What is the role of social movements in shaping new
definitions? How do some behaviors come to be defined as
crimes and others as "mental illness"? How do people who
have been labeled deviant cope with that label?
The course begins with an overview of sociological theories
of deviance. It then introduces a more complex way of
understanding and defining deviance in relation to interest
group conflict. Substantive readings will offer examples of
the shifting nature of deviant behavior. Course requirements
include short essays, class presentations, and a research
paper.
MAJOR READINGS
BOOKS:
Kai Erikson, WAYWARD PURITANS
Erving Goffman, STIGMA
Ronald Troyer & G. Markle, CIGARETTES
Excerpts from:
Peter Conrad & J. Schneider, DEVIANCE AND MEDICALIZATION
Joseph Gusfield, SYMBOLIC CRUSADE
Howard Becker, OUTSIDERS
Michael Foucalt, DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT
ARTICLES:
H. Becker, "Becoming a Marijuana User"
Donald Black, "Crime as Social Control"
William Chambliss, "A Sociological Analysis of the Law of
Vagrancy"
Peter Conrad, "The Discovery of Hyperkinesis"
John Galliher and A. Walker, "The Puzzle of the Social
Origins of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937"
Penelope McLord & D. Taub, "Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia"
Steven Pfohl, "The Discovery of Child Abuse"
Craig Reinaman, "Mothers Against Drunk Driving"
David Rosenhan, "On being sane in insane places"
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Short essays, class
presentations, and a research paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 151
- Section 01
- Irvine, L
- Times: M.W.F.. 10:00AM-10:50AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 0, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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