Sociology 1004                                                                                                      Dr. Patti Adler  
Deviance in US Society                                                                                          Spring, 2013

                                                      TOPICS AND READINGS

DATE                         TOPIC                                               ASSIGNMENT DUE

Jan 15                          Framing Deviance                               General Introduction 

Jan 17                          Defining Deviance                              CofD: chs. 1, 2

                                                                                                 Part Introduction to Part I

Jan 22                          Eye of the Beholder                            CofD: chs. 3, 4

Jan 23                          End of Add Period without instructor signature

Jan 24                          Studying Deviance:                             CofD: ch. 12, Part   
                                    Official Statistics and                          Introduction 
                                    the Careers of Crimes;                         to Part III  
                                    The UCRs             

Jan 25                                                                                       Email quiz out

Jan 29                          Survey Research                                  CofD: ch. 13  
                                    Methods                                               

Jan 30                          End of Drop Period without instructor signature

Jan 31                          Field Research                                     CofD: ch. 14  
                                    Methods                                             

Feb 1                                                                                        Email quiz due

Feb 5                           End of Add period without petitioning Dean

Feb 5                          Constructing Deviance                             CofD: chs. 15, 16, 17  
                                                                                                     Introduction to Part IV

Feb 7                          Constructing Deviance                               CofD: chs. 18, 19, 20

Feb 12                        Social Constructionism Review                CofD: chs. 21, 22, 5

Feb 14                         ABC News: Ecstasy Rising                      

Feb 17                         Q&A Exam Review Session                     DUAN G1B30 4:30-6:00pm

Feb 19                         First Exam                                              6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)  
                                   MATH 100  & DUAN G1B30 

Feb 21                         Theories of                                               CofD: Introduction to Part II
                                    Deviance                                                  chs. 7, 8

Feb 26                         Informal Identity Labeling                 CofD: chs. 23, 24, 25  
                                                                                            Introduction to Part V           

Feb 27                         End of drop period without having to petition Dean
                                    Last day for students with 3 or more finals to make arrangements to change their final exam schedule

Feb 28                          Formal Identity Labeling                               

Mar 5                           Excuses and                                        CofD: chs. 26, 27
                                    Justifications                                      

Mar 7                           Individual Stigma                               CofD: chs. 28, 29, 30  
                                    Management                                      

Mar 12                         Little People film                               

Mar 14                         Collective Stigma Management          CofD: ch. 31

Mar 17                         Q&A Exam Review Session               DUAN G1B20 4:30-6:00pm

Mar 19                         Second Exam                                      6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)  
                                    HUMN 150  and DUAN G1B30 

Mar 21                         Guys and Dolls

Apr 2                           Deviant Associations;                         CofD: chs. 32, 33, 37  
                                    Loners                                                 Introduction to Part VI  
                                                                           watch Inside Job movie from eReserves
                                                                                                ATA sign-up begins

Apr 1                           Student course registration for fall begins

Apr 4                           Colleagues                                           CofD: ch. 34

Apr 9                           Peers, Crews, and                               CofD: chs. 35, 36  
                                    Formal Organizations                          Norm Violation Contracts due

Apr 11                         Deviant Transactions;                         Introduction to Part VII  
                                    Individual Deviance                           CofD: ch. 38

Apr 12                         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 15                         ATA interviews

Apr 16                         Cooperation: Trades                            CofD: chs. 39, 40  
                                    And Sales                                           

Apr 18                         Conflict/Exploitation                          CofD: chs. 41, 42, 43  
                                    Coercion                                          

Apr 23                         Rape                                                    Silent No More (on web)  
                                                                                                Norm Violation papers due

Apr 25                         Deviant Careers:                                 CofD: chs. 44, 45  
                                    Entering Deviance                              Introduction to Part VIII  

Apr 30                        Deviant vs. Legitimate Careers           CofD: chs. 46, 47
                                                                                                Introduction to Part IX

May 2                          Exiting Deviance                               

May 3                         Review Session                                   DUAN G1B20 6:00-7:30

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

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