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  Course: SOC 231
  Title:Sociology-Deviant Behavior:SS3
  Long Title:The Sociology of Deviant Behavior: GT-SS3
  Course Description:Examines the nature, identification, and explanation of deviant categories. Theories, and philosophies as well as methods of treatment related to deviancy will also be considered. The course will study society`s attempts to control, change, and institutionalize those acts, individuals or groups that a population may deem unacceptable.
  Min Credit:3
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  Origin Notes: CCD

 STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
 
 I.      Define and explain basic terms and concepts related to deviancy.
 II.     Define the relationship between social norms and deviant behavior
 III.    Identify the major theories of deviance
 IV.     Identify theoretical concepts related to the control and identification of deviancy
 V.      Analyze the historical course of deviancy from a global context
 VI.     Analyze the historical course of deviancy from an American context
 VII.    Analyze the social consequences of deviance
 VIII.   Differentiate between cultural universals regarding deviance and culturally determined   definitions of deviant behavior
 IX.     Objectively analyze personal attitudes and beliefs regarding various deviancies.
 X       Catagorize and explain recognized forms of social deviance.
 XI.     Describe society`s changing solutions to the  problems of deviance, analyze them, and propose alternatives.


 TOPICAL OUTLINE:
 
 I.      Define key concepts and terms.
         A.      The Nature and Meaning of Deviance
         B.      Deviance and Society
 II.     Deviant Events and Social Control
         A.      Deviant Roles, deviant places, deviant acts and victims
         B.      Social Control Processes
         C.      The law as social control
 III.    The Social Context of Deviance
         A.      Urbanization
         B.      Sources of Deviant Attitudes
 IV.     Becoming Deviant
         A.      Socialization and Social Roles
         B.      The deviant`s perspective
         C.      Individualistic Theories of Deviance
                 1.      Biological, Psychiatric and Psychoanalytic Explanations of Deviance
                 2.      Rational Choice Theories of Deviance
 V.      General Theories of Deviance, Anomie and Conflict Theories
         A.      Social Pathology, Social Disorganization
         B.      Anomie and Conflict Theories
 VI.     Labeling, Control and Learning Theories of Deviance
         A.      Labeling Theory
         B.      Control Theory
         C.      Learning Theory
 VII.    Crimes of Interpersonal Violence
         A.      Crime as Deviance
                 1.      Assault and Murder
         B.      Domestic Violence
         C.      Rape
         D.      Societal reaction to crimes of personal violence
 VIII.   Nonviolent Crimes
         A.      Property crimes
         B.      Conventional criminal careers
         C.      Political Crimes
         D.      Organized Crime
         E.      Professional Offenders
 IX.     White Collar and Corporate Crime
         A.      A History and Definition of White Collar Crime
         B.      Computer Crime
         C.      Corporate Criminal Behavior
 X       Drug Use and Addiction
         A.      Deviant Drug Use: Social Attitudes and Public Policy
         B.      Legal and Illegal Drugs and Drug Use
         C.      Marijuana, Opiates, Addiction, Cocaine
         D.      Societal Response, Treatment and Prevention of Drug Use
 XI.     Alcohol Addiction
         A.      Physiological, psychological aspects of alcohol addiction
         B.      Types of Drinkers
         C.      Variations in Drinking Behavior
         D.      Group and Subcultural influences on excessive drinking
         E.      Societal Response and public policy to drunkenness and alcoholism
 XII.    Sexual Deviance
         A.      Sexual Norms
         B.      Selected forms of sexual deviance
                 1.      Extramarital sex
                 2.      Sex on the Internet
                 3.      Sex work and prostitution
 XIII.   Suicide
         A.      Suicide as Deviant Behavior
         B.      Historical Background
         C.      Demographic background of Suicide
         D.      Types of Suicide
         E.      Sociological Theories of Suicide
         F.      Preventing Suicide
         G.      Physician Assisted Suicide
 XIV.    Physical Disabilities
         A.      Deviance and Disabilities
         B.      Disabilities as a deviant Status
         C.      Types of Disabilities seen as Deviant
         D.      Disabilities and Socialization
         E.      Managing Disability
 XV.     Homosexuality and Homophobia
         A.      The history of public views of homosexuality
         B.      Social Dimensions of Homophobia
         C.      The Law and Public Attitudes toward Homosexuality
         D.      Sex Role Development
         E.      Aids and the homosexual community
         F.      Current Controversies over homosexuality
 XVI.    Mental Disorders
         A.      The Stigma of Mental Disorders
         B.      The Types and Definitions of Mental Disorders
         C.      Social Stratification and Mental Disorder
         D.      Social Control and Mental Disorder



 Course Offered At:

  Arapahoe Community College ACC
  Community College of Aurora CCA
  Colorado Community College Sys CCCS
  Community College of Denver CCD
  Colorado Northwestern CC CNCC
  Front Range Community College FRCC
  Lamar Community College LCC
  Morgan Community College MCC
  Northeastern Junior College NJC
  Otero College OJC
  Pueblo Community College PCC
  Pikes Peak State College PPCC
  Red Rocks Community College RRCC
  Trinidad State College TSJC
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