Social Deviance

Catalog description

This course examines the nature, definitions, and functions of deviant behavior; and the importance of the concept of deviance in regulating human behavior in organized society. It places special emphasis on the major theoretical approaches to the causes of deviance. Discussion is centered on general characteristics of deviance and deviant individuals and social and individual factors producing deviance. Specific etiological and therapeutic aspects of crime, delinquency, addictive behavior, mental illness, suicide, and sexual deviance all serve as important topics. Prerequisite: SOC 1001