This week in class we will look briefly at three ethnographic sociological books that capture different aspects of homeless life and survival patterns. Each group is assigned to one of the articles. Please write a summary of the article that your group can briefly discuss in class. we will also watch parts of the accompanying… [Read more…]
September 7, 2011
During this second week of the course, students will present on the theoretical chapters in the book Readings in Deviant Behavior. Each group should have each member contribute to the discussion. Discuss (but don’t summarize) the assigned chapters and introduce us to outside information via websites and YouTube videos and include a comprehensive description of… [Read more…]
September 7, 2011
During the first session of our class, we will have a discussion about what deviant behavior is, how it comes to be defined, and how it is controlled by social institutions and moral crusaders. We will have an icebreaker activity for which students will get into pairs and introduce each other by including their name,… [Read more…]
July 21, 2011
Deviant Behavior is a sociology course at Siena College taught by Dr. Beverly Yuen Thompson. This course will introduce students to sociological concepts and contemporary issues within the sociological field of deviance: labeling, embodiment, identity, behaviors, and criminality. We will analyze the labeling process of behaviors that fall outside of the statistical norm and the sociological… [Read more…]
September 14, 2011
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