CJUST 405 - Social Deviance

Credits: (3)
(Center for Professional and Continuing Studies only) A central theme of this course is that deviance plays an integral role in the definition of what is normal in human group life. Deviant behavior as an agent of social change as well as a source of social stability will be addressed. Various sociological perspectives will be employed in discussing such topics as crime and violence, substance abuse, mental illness and sexual deviance.