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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Social Sciences-Full
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Spring 2. Summer. Fall 1. Fall 2.
Students will explore how societies and social groups come to define some behaviors and characteristics as deviant; patterns and explanations of social deviance among adults and youths (in areas such as violence, aggression, criminality, drug use, white-collar crime, academic deviance and variations in sexual conduct); and how societies and groups respond to social deviance. Alternative social science theories about such behavior are compared and contrasted. Research methodologies and findings in recent social-science literature are examined and interpreted.
Recommended prerequisites include: Introduction to Criminal Justice or Exploring Society or Introduction to Psychology or equivalents.
Important Note: This course was titled Deviant Behavior from 2007 to January 2014.
This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.
