JEFFERSON COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
SOC 250
SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION
3 Credit Hours
Prepared by:
Brenda N. Bauch M.S.S
Revised Date: January 2007
by
Brenda N. Bauch
Arts & Science Education
Dr. Mindy Selsor, Dean
SOC250 SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION
I.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Prerequisite: None
3 semester hours credit
Social Disorganization explores the scientific developments (empirical, theoretical and
applied) which have occurred in the sociological research on deviant behavior. Transfer
students should plan to complete the course, General Sociology, before or after
completing the course, Social Disorganization. Social Disorganization will partially meet
the Social and Behavioral Science requirement for the Associate of Arts degree. (S)
II.
COURSE GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A.
Explain and cite examples of why it is not easy to define deviant behavior.
B.
Explain how an individual becomes a deviant according to the individualistic
theories (i.e. psychiatric, biology, psychological).
C.
Cite several inadequacies of the individualistic theories of deviance.
D.
Explain the relationships between urbanization and deviant attitudes.
E.
Identify and explain the leading theories and sociological orientations used to
study deviant behavior.
F.
Use the leading theories and sociological orientation to explain the following
types of deviant behavior:
1.
Crimes of Interpersonal Violence.
2.
Alcohol and Drug Use/Abuse and Addiction
3.
Homosexual
4.
Suicide
5.
White Collar Crime
6.
Physical Disabilities
7.
Others
G.
Explain and cite examples that show deviance is a concept applied to conditions,
physical disabilities, as well as behavior.
H.
Explain and cite examples of the political nature of most deviant behavior.
III.
COURSE OUTLINE (course content will be drawn from this)
A.
Nature and Meaning of Deviance Definitions
1.
Statistical
2.
Absolutist
3.
Reactive
4.
Normative
5.
Relativity of Deviance
6.
Processes of Social Control
B.
Individual Theories of Deviance
1.
Biological
2.
Psychiatric or Medical Model
3.
Psychoanalytic
4.
Psychological
C.
Inadequacies of Individual Theories
1.
Biological
2.
Psychiatric or Medical Model
3.
Psychoanalytic
4.
Psychological
D.
Urbanization and Deviant Behavior
1.
The Process of Urbanization
2.
Social Consequences of Shifts in Urbanization
3.
Urbanization and Sources of Deviant Attitudes
E.
Leading Theories of Deviance
1.
Social Pathology
2.
Social Disorganization
3.
Anomie
4.
Learning or Socialization Theory
5.
Labeling Theory
6.
Control Theory
7.
Conflict Theory
8.
Lesser Known Theories
F.
Leading theories applied to the following types of deviant behavior:
1.
Interpersonal Violence
2.
Alcohol and Drug Use/Abuse and Addiction
3.
Heterosexual Deviance
4.
Homosexual Deviance
5.
Suicide
6.
White Collar Crime
7.
Others
IV.
G.
Physical Disabilities
1.
Disability as Deviant Status
2.
The Sick Role
3.
Societal Reaction and the Ambivalence of Disability
4.
Disabilities as a Socialization Process
5.
Management of Disability
H.
Politics of Deviance
1.
Disabled People
2.
Homosexuals
3.
Aids Victims
4.
Disease Concept of Alcoholism
UNIT OBJECTIVES
A.
Briefly explain the following ways of defining deviance:
1.
Statistical
2.
Absolutist
3.
Reactionist
4.
Normative
5.
Relativity of Deviance
B.
Briefly explain the following individual theories of deviance:
1.
Biological
2.
Psychiatric or Medical Model
3.
Psychoanalytic
4.
Psychological
C.
Briefly explain some inadequacies of the following individual theories of
deviance:
1.
Biological
2.
Psychiatric or Medical Model
3.
Psychoanalytic
4.
Psychological
D.
Briefly explain the process of urbanization.
1.
Briefly explain the social consequences of shifts in urbanization.
2.
Briefly explain the relationship between urbanization and sources of
deviant attitudes.
E.
Briefly explain the following sociological theories of deviance:
1.
Social Pathology
2.
Social Disorganization
3.
Anomie
4.
Learning or Socialization Theory
5.
Labeling Theory
6.
Control Theory
7.
8.
V.
Conflict Theory
Lesser Known Theories
F.
Use all of the appropriate theories from (E.) above to explain the following types
of deviant behavior:
1.
Interpersonal Violence
2.
Alcohol and Drug Use/Abuse and Addiction
3.
Heterosexual Deviance
4.
Homosexual Deviance
5.
Suicide
6.
White Collar Crime
7.
Others
G.
Briefly explain disabilities and the idea of deviance especially disability as
deviant status and the sick role.
1.
Briefly explain and cite examples of the societal reaction and the
ambivalence of disability for the following:
a.
The Blind
b.
Mentally Retarded
c.
Visibility Physically Handicapped
d.
The Obese
e.
Eating Disorders
2.
Briefly explain the relationship between socialization and disability.
3.
Briefly explain the role of stigma in disability careers.
4.
Briefly explain how disabilities are managed by the persons affected or
blessed.
H.
Briefly explain the political and power politics surrounding the following types of
deviance:
1.
Disabled
2.
Homosexual
3.
Aids Victims
4.
Disease Concept of Alcoholism
5.
Others
METHOD(S) OF INSTRUCTION
A.
Instructor Lectures
B.
Instructor Designed Handouts
C.
Instructor Designed In-class Assignments
D.
Instructor Designed Out-of-class Assignments
E.
Media Communications, e.g., Newspapers, Films, Television, Internet
F.
VI.
Classroom Discussion
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Deviant Behavior, Alex Thio, Allyn and Bacon Publishers, current edition
VII.
REQUIRED MATERIALS (STUDENT)
Textbook
Notebook
VIII.
SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCES
Current Sociology Journals in Library
Appropriate Book Titles in Library Collection
References Found on the Internet
IX.
METHOD OF EVALUATION (STUDENT)
A.
Objective Exams- In-class and On-line
B.
Outside-of-class Projects
C.
Writing Assignments
D.
Class Participation