Sociology 1004                                                                                                           Dr. Patti Adler

Deviance in US Society                                                                                                      Fall, 2012

                                                      TOPICS AND READINGS

DATE                         TOPIC                                               ASSIGNMENT DUE

Aug 28                                    Framing Deviance                              General Introduction

Aug 30                                    Defining Deviance                             CofD: chs. 1, 2

                                                                                                           Part Introduction to Part I

Sept 4                                   Eye of the Beholder                               CofD: chs. 3, 4

Sept 6                                   Studying Deviance:                                CofD: ch. 12, Part      

                                             Official Statistics and                            Introduction to Part III

                                             the Careers of Crimes; The UCRs                                                                                      

Sept 11                                    Survey Research Methods                  CofD: ch. 13

Sept 13                                    Field Research Methods                     CofD: ch. 14

                                               End of Add Period  

Sept 14                                    Email quiz due

Sept 18                                   Constructing Deviance                        CofD: chs. 15, 16, 17

                                                                                                           Introduction to Part IV

Sept 20                                    Constructing Deviance                         CofD: chs. 18, 19, 20

                                                last day to hand in Blue Books to ATAs without penalty

Sept 25                                    Peter Jennings: Ecstasy Rising              CofD: chs. 21, 22, 5                     

Sept 27                                    Social Constructionism Review                    

Sept 30                                    Q&A Exam Review Session              DUAN G1B20 4:30-6:00pm

Oct 2                                        In-class exam review

Oct 2                                        First Exam                                          6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)

                                                MATH 100 & DUAN G1B30

Oct 4                                       Theories of                                         CofD: Introduction to Part II
                                                  Deviance                                             chs. 7, 8

Oct 5                                     Deadline for students with 3 or more exams on the same day to
                                                make arrangements to change your final exam schedule

Oct 9                                       Informal Identity Labeling                 CofD: chs. 23, 24, 25  
                                                                                                         Introduction to Part V  

Oct 11                                    Formal Identity Labeling                              

Oct 16                                   Excuses and                                        CofD: chs. 26, 27

                                             Justifications                                     

Oct 18                                   Individual Stigma Management         CofD: chs. 29, 30

Oct 23                                   Little People Film                              CofD: ch. 28

                                                                                                        Norm Violation Contracts due

Oct 25                                     Collective Stigma Management        CofD: ch. 31

Oct 26                         TAs will contact people with problematic norm violation projects; if you have not heard from us by this time you are free to carry out your project

Oct 28                                  Q&A Exam Review Session              DUAN G1B20 4:30-6:00pm

Oct 30                                  In-class exam review

Oct 30                                  Second Exam                                      6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)

                                          MATH 100 & DUAN G1B30

Nov 1                          Deviant Associations;                                    CofD: chs. 32, 37

                                    Loners & White Collar Crime                       Introduction to Part VI

                                                                                                          ATA sign-up begins

Nov 6                          Colleagues                                                    CofD: chs. 33, 34

Nov 8                          Peers, Crews, & Formal                              CofD: chs. 35, 36

                                    Organizations

Nov 13                         Deviant Transactions;                                    CofD:  38

                                    Individual Deviance                                     Introduction to Part VII  

                                                                                                            Final ATA sign-ups

Nov 15                          Cooperation:                                                 CofD: chs. 39, 40

                                    Trades and Sales                                            Norm Violation papers due

Nov 27                          Conflict/Exploitation                                   CofD: ch. 41

                                      Coercion                                              

Nov 29                         Rape                                                         Silent No More (on web)

Dec 4                           Surreptitious                                                CofD: ch.42

                                    Exploitation   

Dec 6                           Deviant Careers:                                        CofD: chs. 43, 44

                                    Entering Deviance                                     Introduction to Part VIII

Dec 11                         Deviant vs. Legitimate Careers                CofD: ch. 45

Dec 11                         Deviant vs. Legitimate Careers                CofD: chs. 45, 46, 47

                                    Exiting Deviance                                      Introduction to Part IX

Dec 13                         In-class exam review                         

Dec 15                         Final Exam                                              4:30-7:00pm, Coors Events Center

                                    final date to email me your Tender Cut extra credit paper