Social Deviance.

Catalog description

(SH Prior Course ID: CJ 482); Students examine the psychological and sociological aspects of socially deviant behavior and its relevance for social control and social policy. Key principles, methods, concepts, and perspectives surrounding the study of deviance are discussed. Changes over time in what is and is not defined as “deviant” are explored. How deviance is associated with and different from crime in society is considered. The regulation of deviance through formal and informal social control is highlighted.