DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL
CONTROL
Sociology 375
Spring Term 2013
Professor:
Gary Reed
Justice Studies Program
Social Science Division
Lewis-Clark State College
Spalding Hall, Room #211
500 8th Ave.
Lewiston, ID 83501-2698
E-mail: gereed@lcsc.edu
Phone: (208) 792-2794
Website:
www.lcsc.edu/gereed
Class Meets:
Monday & Wednesday
10:30am-11:45am
Classroom: MLH #210
Tuesday & Thursday 3:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday 2:00pm-3:00pm, and by appointment
Course Description:
Students study the origins and functions of deviant behaviors and social control
to learn of their affect on maintaining and/or changing society
Pre-requisite: SOC 101, Junior or Senior standing.
Purpose:
This class is an examination
of the nature and meaning of deviance.
We will study the pathways to several forms of deviance such as crime,
substance use, suicide, mental disorders and sexual deviance.
Moreover we will study the social reactions to these forms of behavior.
Goals:
It is expected that students
will become more adept at utilizing social scientific analysis to analyze
deviance in a critical manner. The
written work and verbal presentations of students should reflect systematic,
logical arguments clearly supported by theory and research. Students will have
opportunities to practice effectively communicating their social science
analysis.
Course
Requirements:
Class
Participation 25%
Exam One
25%
Exam Two
25%
Term
Paper 25%
Class
Participation:
Attendance is expected and active participation is essential for the success of
this class. Students who participate actively derive the most lasting benefits
from the course. Attendance will be taken most days, and at the end of the
semester, students with an attendance record of 90% or better will receive an
extra one percent added to their course grade. Participation includes attending
class meetings and contributing to class discussions.
In order to ensure adequate student discussion, I reserve the right to
call on students to discuss the topics of the day, so please be prepared to
contribute.
Participation also includes short reports (approximately 3 typed pages) on
selected issues in the readings (to be assigned in class). The reports are
important because they will serve as preparation for discussions. The reports
will be evaluated on the quality and thoughtfulness of your social scientific
analysis of the assigned material. They will be graded as: excellent, surpassing
expectations (A), good, competent work (B), satisfactory (C), not satisfactory
(D), failing (F).
REPORTS
WILL BE DUE IN CLASS. LATE REPORTS WILL BE PENALIZED A FULL LETTER GRADE (e.g. a
late "B" will become a "C"). FIVE (5) REPORTS WILL BE ASSIGNED. YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO SUBMIT THREE (3). YOU MAY SUBMIT FIVE REPORTS IF YOU NEED EXTRA CREDIT. The
extra credit will be applied towards your participation grade. An "A" extra
credit report adds three percent to your participation grade, a "B" is worth two
percent, and a "C" is worth one percent.
Also note that your reports must
contain references for paraphrased and quoted material.
.
You must use the modified APA-style
referencing that is used in the journal
Criminology:
A recent study (Smoe, 1996) reveals knowledge is good. A more specific
paraphrase: Joe Smoe (1996:2) found 90 percent of the people believe knowledge
is good. A long quote should be indented on both margins and single-spaced:
All work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play make
Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All
work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play make
Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All
work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. (Smoe, 1996:3)
Exams:
Two
exams (including the final exam) consisting of essay, multiple-choice,
true/false, and fill-in-the-blanks questions will be administered in class.
Study questions will be available prior to the exams to help you prepare.
Term
Paper:
Students
will choose a topic on a specific type or case of deviance to analyze in an
approximately 10-page term paper. Students will be expected to utilize
theoretical frameworks, concepts, and readings from the class. Students are
encouraged to pick topics early in the term and discuss them with me. (See the
assignment at the end of the syllabus for more detail).
Student
Conduct:
"Cheating or plagiarism in
any form is unacceptable. The College functions to promote the cognitive
and psychosocial development of all students. Therefore, all work
submitted by a student must represent his/her own ideas, concepts and current
understanding" (Provost Fernandez, 2008).
All students are expected to
take the short tutorial on citing sources at:
http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Module_2A/Welcome.htm
Any student with questions remaining as to what constitutes cheating or
plagiarism should consult the instructor in order to avoid any misunderstanding.
If a student is caught cheating, at minimum, he/she will fail the assignment,
the Judicial Affairs Officer
will be notified and the incident recorded. Students must also keep copies of
any written work turned in. Moreover, we will be dealing with controversial
issues at times and it is essential that discussions remain constructive and
respectful.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations
because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with
me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated,
please make an appointment to talk with me.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal
law designed to protect the privacy of student education records and is enforced
by the U.S. Department of Education. In essence, the act states that 1)
students must be permitted to inspect their own “education records” and 2)
“school officials” may not disclose personally identifiable information about a
student without written permission from the student. For further
information on FERPA and LCSC’s directory information policy, visit
www.lcsc.edu/registrar
or call 208-792-2223.
Please refrain from gaming, web surfing or using
your cell phone during class.
Assignment Grading:
A
³
93%
A-
³
90%
B+
³
87%
B
³
83%
B-
³
80%
C+
³
77%
C
³
73%
C-
³
70%
D+
³
67%
D
³
63%
D-
³
60%
F
³
53%
Readings: (Available at the
Lewis-Clark Bookstore)
Sociology of Deviant Behavior, 13th edition, 2008
or 14th edition
Authors: Clinard and Meier
Publisher: Thomson/Wadsworth
ISBN: 978-0-495-09335-0
Selected websites from the
textbook
Topics and Assignments:
(Due to the nature of
academic discussions, the topics listed below will not always correspond to the
days’ discussions.)
Jan 21:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
LCSC Closed
Jan 23:
Introduction to the course
and the nature and meaning of deviance
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 1
Jan 28-30:
Deviant events and social
control
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 2
Feb 4:
Last day to drop classes
without a W
Feb 4-6:
Becoming deviant
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 3
Feb 11-13:
Structural perspectives on deviance: Anomie and conflict
Reading: Clinard and Meier chapter 4
Written Report #1 due Feb 13
Feb 18:
President’s Day Vacation
Feb 20:
Labeling, control, and
learning
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 5
Feb 25-27:
Crimes of interpersonal
violence
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 6
March 4-6:
Nonviolent crime
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 7
Written Report #2 due March 6
March 11-13:
White collar and corporate crime
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 8
Exam One March 13
March 18-20:
Drug use and addiction
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 9
Written Report #3 due March 20
March 25-27:
Drunkenness and alcoholism
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 10
April 1-5:
Spring Break
April 8-10:
Heterosexual deviance
Reading: Clinard and Meier
chapter 11
April 11:
Last day to withdraw
April 15-17:
Suicide
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 12
TERM PAPER DUE APRIL 15
Written Report #4 due April 17
April 22-24:
Physical disabilities
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 13
April 29-May 1:
Gays, lesbians, and
homophobia
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 14
May 6-8:
Mental disorders
Reading:
Clinard and Meier chapter 15
Written Report #5 due May 8
May 13:
Final Exam
TERM
PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Your
task is to choose a specific deviance type or case to analyze in an
approximately 10-page (typed and double-spaced) term paper. Do not count the
abstract or reference section toward the page count.
Number your pages. You will be expected to utilize theoretical
frameworks and concepts from class meetings and readings. Be sure to show
explicit and substantial use of course readings; however, this is a research
project, so do not solely rely upon the course materials (or other courses) for
your material. You must also incorporate materials on the topic you have
uncovered from outside sources. You are to approach the topic by examining
several of the potential perspectives relevant to the subject (where possible).
This is not an extended editorial. I will be most happy to discuss more details,
outlines, or rough drafts with you; however, I ask that you do not wait until
the final days before the paper is due for feedback.
Some
more things to remember:
1. One
percent will be deducted from the paper’s grade per calendar day it is late.
2. You
must include a half-page abstract of your paper on a separate page
at the beginning of your essay. Your abstract must include: a) The paper title
b) A brief explanation of the topic and why this is an important topic for the
field of deviance, c) Research and analysis methods (e.g. types of sources,
theories/concepts used, d) Brief results and conclusions. Your abstract must
be single-spaced.
3. Make
a copy of your paper before you turn it in. In the unlikely case that a paper is
found to be missing, you will be expected to be able to produce another copy.
4.
YOUR REFERENCES MUST INCLUDE AT MINIMUM:
Five
ACADEMIC sources (books or journals, not Internet sources) and of these academic
sources, one must be a book or article from the class, and two must be
from outside the class. ONE SOURCE MUST BE ACCESSED FROM ONE OF THE INTERNET
RESOURCES LISTED IN YOUR TEXTBOOK DURING THIS YEAR. DESIGNATE WHICH ONE YOU USED
IN YOUR REFERENCE PAGE. I encourage you to use Internet sources, but they will
not count toward the minimum five sources (unless they are peer-reviewed
journals available on-line via sources such as EBSCO or NCJRS).
5.
YOU MUST INCLUDE PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FIRST THREE PAGES OF TWO OF YOUR SOURCES OF
INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CLASS. THESE MUST BE ACADEMIC BOOKS OR ARTICLES.
MAKE SURE THE PAGES IDENTIFY THE SOURCE. THEY MAY NOT BE INTERNET SOURCES
(unless they are peer-reviewed journals available on-line via sources such as
EBSCO or NCJRS). STAPLE THE PHOTOCOPIES TO THE BACK OF YOUR ESSAY. Papers
will not be graded until these photocopies are provided.
6. I
encourage you to utilize gender-neutral language.
7.
The body of your paper must be
separated into several sections with headings as follows:
I.
Topic Description
II.
Definition of Deviance: This must include a discussion of how the topic fits
at least TWO definitions of deviance provided in your textbook.
III.
Extent and Costs of Deviance:
Discuss how prevalent the behavior is, who engages in it, and examine all the
direct and indirect costs associated with this behavior.
IV.
Analysis: The majority of the paper should be a social scientific analysis
of the topic. You must show
substantial use of course readings, concepts and theories.
Do not simply mention a few course terms at the end of the paper. Assume
the reader is not familiar with the field; therefore, you should clarify
concepts and theories.
CREATE SUBHEADINGS FOR:
“SOCIAL REACTION AND SOCIAL CONTROL.”
“RELEVANT COURSE READINGS,”
“RELEVANT COURSE CONCEPTS AND THEORIES.”
You
must specifically apply three theories from the textbook to help analyze your
topic. State which theory best explains your topic and explain why it is
superior.
V.
Future Implications and Conclusion: This section must discuss, at minimum,
what changes, if any, should be made concerning your topic of deviance at the
national, state, local level. What
should the
****YOUR PAPER MUST FOLLOW THIS
FORMAT TO RECEIVE A GRADE**** Otherwise, papers will be returned without a
grade, and you will be asked to rewrite them.
Remember
to keep the focus of the paper manageable given the paper’s length. Avoid a
superficial treatment of a very broad topic. For example, do not submit a
paper on sentencing disparity; instead, write one on sentencing disparities for
defendants with public defenders versus private attorneys.
8.
Reference all paraphrasing and quotes. Use block quotes for quotes longer than 5
sentences. Include a reference page. You must use the modified APA-style
referencing that is used in the journal Criminology: A recent study
(Smoe, 1996) reveals knowledge is good. A more specific paraphrase: Joe Smoe
(1996:2) found 90 percent of the people believe knowledge is good. A long quote
should be indented on both margins and single-spaced:
All work
and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play make Jack/Jill a
dull person. All work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no
play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull
person. All work and no play make Jack/Jill a dull person. All work and no play
make Jack/Jill a dull person. (Smoe, 1996:3)
Here are
some useful referencing sites:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docsocio.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
When
in doubt, it is better to err on the side of over-referencing sources. If you
plagiarize, you will receive an "F" for the assignment.
If you are having trouble getting started, browse through the readings for
topics, look at the sources referenced in the readings, and think about issues
that relate to the connections between the various social institutions, such as
the economy, family, education, culture, and politics.
9.
Remember the paper is worth 25% of your final grade. Visit or e-mail me with any
further questions. Your grade will be based upon how well you have addressed the
issues above.
10.
Clear and concise writing with accurate spelling and proper grammar makes
your analysis flow more smoothly. Awkward grammar and spelling mistakes hinder
analysis. The university writing center may be of some assistance.
11.
Remember to pick a topic that interests YOU, and have fun exploring.
FROM
PLAGIARISM.ORG:
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work, or borrowing
someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can
disguise the seriousness of the offense:
1.
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
2.
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
3.
to commit literary theft
4.
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing
source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing
someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas
is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just
like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright
protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a book or a
computer file).
·
turning in someone else's work as your own
·
copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
·
failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
·
giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
·
changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving
credit
·
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of
your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)
Most cases of plagiarism can be
avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material
has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to
find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism. See our section on
citation
for more information on how to cite sources properly.
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Academic dishonesty, which
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Individual faculty members will impose their own policies and sanctions
regarding academic dishonesty.
Students who are accused of being academically dishonest may be referred to the
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