SOC 313 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior

Institution:

Gardner-Webb University

Subject:

Sociology-GOAL Program

Description:

Introduction to theories of deviant behavior. Description and explanatory approaches to kinds and amounts of deviance in contemporary America; social change, anomie and social disorganization theories; the process of stignmatization; formal and informal societal responses to deviance and the deviant. Recommended Prerequisite: Introduction to Sociology or Psychology. 3-0-3

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gardner-webb.edu

Phone Number:

(704) 406-2361

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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