GSC2205

Sociology of deviance

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2001

Lyle Munro

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GSC1201, GSC1202 or equivalents + Prohibition: GSC3205

Synopsis: The subject considers why and how some behaviours are defined as deviant (eg sexual deviance, delinquency, mental disorders) and other important social problems are not (eg speciesism, sexism, racism). The role of social control agents, particularly in relation to young people will be examined. Topics to be studied in the context of Australian and overseas experience include marginality, the construction of deviant and moral identities and the uses of shaming in crime control.

Assessment: Two assignments (2000 words each): 30% each + Examination (2 hours): 40%