Sociology 1004                                                                                                      Dr. Patti Adler  
Deviance in US Society                                                                                          Spring, 2012

                                                      TOPICS AND READINGS

DATE                         TOPIC                                               ASSIGNMENT DUE

Jan 17                          Framing Deviance                               General Introduction

Jan 19                          Defining Deviance                              CofD: chs. 1, 2

                                                                                                Part Introduction to Part I

Jan 24                          Eye of the Beholder                            CofD: chs. 3, 4

Jan 26                          Studying Deviance:                            CofD: ch. 12, Part   
                                    Official Statistics and                         Introduction 
                                    the Careers of Crimes;                        to Part III  
                                    The UCRs             

Jan 31                          Survey Research                                 CofD: ch. 13  
                                    Methods                                               

Feb 2                          Field Research                                    CofD: ch. 14  
                                   Methods                                             

                                    End of Add Period without instructor signature

Feb 7                           End of Add period without petitioning Dean

Feb 7                           Constructing Deviance                                   CofD: chs. 15, 16, 17  
                                                                                                         Introduction to Part IV

Feb 39                        Constructing Deviance                                   CofD: chs. 18, 19, 20

Feb 14                         ABC News: Ecstasy Rising                            CofD: chs. 21, 22, 5

Feb 16                         Social Constructionism Review                     

Feb 19                         Q&A Exam Review Session                        DUAN G1B30 4:30-6:00pm

Feb 21                         First Exam                                           6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)  
                                   Math 100 & Humn 1B50

Feb 23                         Theories of                                          CofD: Introduction to Part II
                                    Deviance                                             chs. 7, 8

Feb 24                         Last day for students with 3 or more finals to make arrangements to change their final exam schedule

Feb 28                         Informal Identity Labeling                 CofD: chs. 23, 24, 25  
                                                                                            Introduction to Part V           

Mar 1                          Formal Identity Labeling                               

                                    End of drop period without having to petition dean

Mar 6                           Excuses and                                        CofD: chs. 26, 27
                                    Justifications                                      

Mar 8                           Individual Stigma                               CofD: chs. 28, 29, 30  
                                    Management                                      

Mar 13                         Little People film                               

Mar 15                         Collective Stigma Management          CofD: ch. 31

Mar 18                         Q&A Exam Review Session               DUAN G1B30 4:30-6:00pm

Mar 20                         Second Exam                                      6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)  
                                  MUEN E0046 (cap 116), ECCR 265 (cap 142), HUMN 150 (cap 155)

Mar 22                         Guys and Dolls

Apr 3                          Deviant Associations;                         CofD: chs. 32, 33, 37  
                                    Loners                                                 Introduction to Part VI  
                                                                                                ATA sign-up begins

                                    Student course registration for fall begins

Apr 5                         Colleagues                                           CofD: ch. 34

Apr 10                         Peers, Crews, and                               CofD: chs. 35, 36  
                                    Formal Organizations                          Norm Violation Contracts due

Apr 12                         Deviant Transactions;                         Introduction to Part VII  
                                    Individual Deviance                           CofD: ch. 38

Apr 13                         TAs will call people with problematic norm violation projects; if you have not heard from us by this time you are free to carry out your project

Apr 17                         Cooperation: Trades                            CofD: chs. 39, 40  
                                    And Sales                                            Final ATA sign-ups

Apr 19                         Conflict/Exploitation                          CofD: ch. 41  
                                    Coercion                                          

Apr 24                         Rape                                                    Silent No More (on web)  
                                                                                                Norm Violation papers due

Apr 26                         Surreptitious                                        CofD: chs. 42, 43  
                                    Exploitation   

May 1                         Deviant Careers:                                 CofD: chs. 44, 45  
                                    Entering Deviance                              Introduction to Part VIII

May 3                         Deviant vs. Legitimate Careers           CofD: ch. 46, 47  
                                    Exiting Deviance                                Introduction to Part IX

May 4                         Review Session                                   DUAN G1B20 6:00-7:30

May 5                         Final Exam, Coors Events Center       1:30-4:00pm no makeups 

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