SOC 240
Deviance and Conformity · 3 credits · Spring 2027
Requirements
Prerequisite: ENG 101 and SOC 101
About this course
This course examines why certain social acts are considered threatening and how groups and persons become socially constructed as deviant. In particular, it analyzes (1) the institutions and practices of social control that shape notions of deviance and conformity and (2) the experiences of being defined as deviant. Students will examine and critically analyze past and current sociological theories of deviance.
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