UNC Pembroke Course Schedule

Department of Sociology, Social Work
& Criminal Justice

Schedule - CRJ 367 Social Deviance (also SOC 367)

Instructor: Dr. Fran Haga CRJ 367 Home Page

Date Topic Reading Assignments

Week 1 Course overview. Definitions & examples. Begin reading and writing. Jesilow, Pontell & Geis (1993) "Sexual Exploitation of the Sick" in "Medical Criminals & Physician Fraud in Medicaid" (Pontell, pp. 378-379). Writing with sociological imagination.

Week 2 Deviance as a social construction. (No class Monday -- MLK Holiday!) Preface, Part 1 Introduction, & Becker (1963) "Moral Entrepreneurs: The Creation & Enforcement of Deviant Categories" (Pontell, pp. vii, 1-7).

Week 3 The role of the researcher in deviance. Becker (1953) "Becoming a Marihuana User" (Pontell, pp 136-143). Becker (1955) "Marihuana Use & Social Control" (Pontell, pp. 214-222).

Week 4 A survey of deviant behaviors with consequences in contemporary Society. Humphreys (1970) "Tearoom Trade" (Pontell, pp. 256-263). Sutherland, 1949, "Is 'White Collar Crime' Crime?" (Pontell, pp 345-356). Review Specifications for Deviance Literature Review Paper.

Week 5 The role of theory in the study of deviance. Liasos (1972) "The Poverty of the Sociology of Deviance: Nuts, Sluts, and Preverts" (Pontell, pp. 117-130). Functionalism & Anomie (p.33); Symbolic Interactionism/Labeling(p. 50);Conflict Theory (p. 97); Learning (p. 131); Feminism (p. 149). Theoretical Models in Social Deviance

Merton and Strain Theory, as well as other theories to explain deviance in society

Week 6 Theory -- Functionalism & Anomie. Durkheim (1938) "The Normal & the Pathological" (Pontell, pp. 34-36); Cloward & Ohlin (1960) "Illegitimate Means & Delinquent Subcultures" (pp. 45-49). Biological and Psychological Models Explaining Criminal Deviance (Conklin)

Moral Development, Kohlberg

Week 7 Theory -- Symbolic Interactionism/Labeling Cooley (1902) "The Social Self" (Pontell, pp 51-52); Lemert (1951) "Primary & Secondary Deviance" (Pontell, pp 53-56); Goffman (1963) "Stigma & Social Identity" (pp 56-75); Goode (1975) "On Behalf of Labeling Theory" (pp 86-96). Checkoff Steps for Writing Lit Review in Social Deviance.

Week 8 Theory -- Learning Theory Sykes & Matza (1957) Techniques of Neutralization" (Pontell, pp 132-136); Sutherland (1947) "Differential Association" (pp. 144-147; Glaser "Differential Identification" (pp 146-148).

Rember Spring Break!
Learning to Commit Crime, Principals in Social Learning Theories

Week 9 Theory -- Conflict Theory, Marxist Spitzer (1975) "Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance" (Pontell, pp 98-102).

Week 10 Theory -- Feminist theory, synthesis or revision? Jolin (1994) "On the Backs of Working Prostitutes: Feminist Theory & Prostitution Policy" (Pontell, pp 171-180).

Week 11 Get organized. Finalize case study choice and get bibliography cards checked off.

Week 12 race/culture/lifestyle Lit Review models and arguements for CULTURE case studies. Checkoff Steps for Finishing Your Paper.

Week 13 SEX/GENDER Lit Review models and arguements for SEX/GENDER case studies. Criteria or Model Presentation in Class

Week 14 DRUGS/food/alcohol/'scripts Lit Review models and arguements for DRUGS/etc case studies.

Week 15 CRIME Lit Review models and arguements for CRIME case studies. Final Draft of your paper, including Works Cited page due on Last Day of Class Apr 29,2005. Grading Criteria for Social Deviance Papers

Week 16 Exam -- Monday May 2 11am-1:30pm Written critique of student paper. EXam Critique

Date	Topic	Reading	Assignments
Week 1	Course overview. Definitions & examples. Begin reading and writing.	Jesilow, Pontell & Geis (1993) "Sexual Exploitation of the Sick" in "Medical Criminals & Physician Fraud in Medicaid" (Pontell, pp. 378-379).	Writing with sociological imagination.
Week 2	Deviance as a social construction. (No class Monday -- MLK Holiday!)	Preface, Part 1 Introduction, & Becker (1963) "Moral Entrepreneurs: The Creation & Enforcement of Deviant Categories" (Pontell, pp. vii, 1-7).
Week 3	The role of the researcher in deviance.	Becker (1953) "Becoming a Marihuana User" (Pontell, pp 136-143). Becker (1955) "Marihuana Use & Social Control" (Pontell, pp. 214-222).
Week 4	A survey of deviant behaviors with consequences in contemporary Society.	Humphreys (1970) "Tearoom Trade" (Pontell, pp. 256-263). Sutherland, 1949, "Is 'White Collar Crime' Crime?" (Pontell, pp 345-356).	Review Specifications for Deviance Literature Review Paper.
Week 5	The role of theory in the study of deviance.	Liasos (1972) "The Poverty of the Sociology of Deviance: Nuts, Sluts, and Preverts" (Pontell, pp. 117-130). Functionalism & Anomie (p.33); Symbolic Interactionism/Labeling(p. 50);Conflict Theory (p. 97); Learning (p. 131); Feminism (p. 149).	Theoretical Models in Social Deviance Merton and Strain Theory, as well as other theories to explain deviance in society
Week 6	Theory -- Functionalism & Anomie.	Durkheim (1938) "The Normal & the Pathological" (Pontell, pp. 34-36); Cloward & Ohlin (1960) "Illegitimate Means & Delinquent Subcultures" (pp. 45-49).	Biological and Psychological Models Explaining Criminal Deviance (Conklin) Moral Development, Kohlberg
Week 7	Theory -- Symbolic Interactionism/Labeling	Cooley (1902) "The Social Self" (Pontell, pp 51-52); Lemert (1951) "Primary & Secondary Deviance" (Pontell, pp 53-56); Goffman (1963) "Stigma & Social Identity" (pp 56-75); Goode (1975) "On Behalf of Labeling Theory" (pp 86-96).	Checkoff Steps for Writing Lit Review in Social Deviance.
Week 8	Theory -- Learning Theory	Sykes & Matza (1957) Techniques of Neutralization" (Pontell, pp 132-136); Sutherland (1947) "Differential Association" (pp. 144-147; Glaser "Differential Identification" (pp 146-148). Rember Spring Break!	Learning to Commit Crime, Principals in Social Learning Theories
Week 9	Theory -- Conflict Theory, Marxist	Spitzer (1975) "Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance" (Pontell, pp 98-102).
Week 10	Theory -- Feminist theory, synthesis or revision?	Jolin (1994) "On the Backs of Working Prostitutes: Feminist Theory & Prostitution Policy" (Pontell, pp 171-180).
Week 11	Get organized.	Finalize case study choice and get bibliography cards checked off.
Week 12	race/culture/lifestyle	Lit Review models and arguements for CULTURE case studies.	Checkoff Steps for Finishing Your Paper.
Week 13	SEX/GENDER	Lit Review models and arguements for SEX/GENDER case studies.	Criteria or Model Presentation in Class
Week 14	DRUGS/food/alcohol/'scripts	Lit Review models and arguements for DRUGS/etc case studies.
Week 15	CRIME	Lit Review models and arguements for CRIME case studies. Final Draft of your paper, including Works Cited page due on Last Day of Class Apr 29,2005.	Grading Criteria for Social Deviance Papers
Week 16	Exam -- Monday May 2 11am-1:30pm	Written critique of student paper.	EXam Critique