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SOCO 208 Social Deviance
3 credits
Exploration of processes by which societies attempt to maintain social order and limit deviant behavior. Dynamics of how societies label some behavior as deviant and respond to this definition. In-depth study of selected areas of behavior labeled and treated as deviant in our society, including violent crime, alcohol and drug addiction, sexual deviance, and suicide.