Sociology
1004 Dr. Patti Adler
Deviance
in US Society Spring,
2014
TOPICS AND
DATE
TOPIC
ASSIGNMENT DUE
Jan
14
Framing Deviance
General Introduction
Jan
16
Eye of the Beholder
CofD: chs. 3, 4
Jan
21
Defining Deviance
CofD: chs. 1, 2
Part Introduction to Part I
Jan
23
Studying Deviance:
CofD: ch. 12, Part
Official Statistics and
Introduction
the Careers of Crimes;
to Part III
The UCRs
Jan
24
Email quiz out
Jan
28
Survey Research
CofD: ch. 13
Methods
Jan
30
Field Research
CofD: ch. 14
Methods
End of Add Period without instructor signature
Jan
31
Email quiz due
Feb
4
Constructing Deviance
CofD: chs. 15, 16, 17
Introduction to Part IV
End of Add period without petitioning Dean
Feb
6
Constructing Deviance
CofD: chs. 18, 19, 20
Feb
11
Social Constructionism Review
CofD: chs. 21, 22, 5
Feb
13
ABC News: Ecstasy Rising
Feb
16
Q&A Exam Review Session
DUAN G1B30 4:30-6:00pm
Feb
17
First Exam
6:30-9:30pm (no make-ups)
DUAN G1B20 & DUAN G1B30
Feb
18
Recovery Day
Feb 20 Theories of CofD: Introduction to Part II
Deviance
chs. 7, 8
Feb
25
Informal Identity Labeling
CofD: chs. 23, 24, 25
Introduction to Part V
Feb
27
Formal Identity Labeling
End of drop period without having to petition dean
Mar
4
Excuses and
CofD: chs. 26, 27
Justifications
Mar
6
Individual Stigma
CofD: chs. 28, 29, 30
Management
Mar
11
Little People film
Mar
13
Collective Stigma Management
CofD: ch. 31
Last day for students with 3 or more finals to make arrangements to
change their final exam schedule
Mar
17
Second Exam
6:30-9:30pm (no makeups)
DUAN G1B20 & DUAN G1B30
Mar
18
Recovery Day
Mar
20
Guys and Dolls
Apr
1
Deviant Associations;
CofD: chs. 32, 33, 37
Loners
Introduction to Part VI
Watch Inside
Job movie from D2L
Student course registration for fall begins
Apr
3
Colleagues
CofD: ch. 34
Apr
8
Peers, Crews, and
CofD: chs. 35, 36
Formal Organizations
Norm Violation Contracts due
Apr
10
Deviant Transactions;
Introduction to Part VII
Individual Deviance
CofD: ch. 38
Apr
11
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
Cooperation: Trades
CofD: chs. 39, 40
And Sales
Apr
17
Conflict/Exploitation
CofD: chs. 41, 42, 43
Coercion
Email Swindlers
Apr
22
Rape
Silent No More (on web)
Norm Violation papers due
Apr
24
Deviant Careers:
CofD: chs. 44, 45
Entering Deviance
Introduction to Part VIII
Apr
29
Deviant vs. Legitimate Careers
CofD: ch. 46, 47
Introduction to Part IX
May
1
Exiting Deviance
May 3 Final Exam, Coors Events Center 1:30-4:00pm no makeups
The Tender Cut papers due