EDP, SS- Students will critically investigate what deviance is and apply new knowledge to contemporary issues relating to deviance. They will learn about the fluidity of deviance through time, place, generation, and culture. Using, historical, and theoretical approaches, students will uncover reasons for deviant behavior, and learn how to interpret statistical data as it relates to deviance. Students will explore traditional and contemporary themes in deviance from murder and sexual assault to cyber deviance. Students will examine how social mechanisms, such as laws, policing, and sentencing function to reproduce and reinforce actions and policies that perpetuate myths, stereotypes and social injustices towards marginalized groups. Students will explore the themes of ethics, culpability, and forgiveness through a sociological lens.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of ENGL 95 or above, or placement into ENGL&101.