Online Courses Handbook 2003

11343 (v.3) Sociology 315 - Sociology of Deviance, Normality and Social Control

Area:	School of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	2653 (v.7) Sociology 215 - Sociology of Deviance, Normality and Social Control
Sociology of deviance and social control. Interactionist and labelling approaches to analyse the social issues of mental disorders, homosexuality, white collar crime, juvenile delinquency, alcoholism, pornography, prostitution, anger and violent crime, rape and suicide. Application of sociological and psychological concepts to the understanding of the deviant identity, plus a major research paper.