Loyola University - Spring 2004
SOCI - C275-Z51
Deviant Behavior
INSTRUCTOR:
Kenneth Harris, M.S. (kharris@loyno.edu)
Stallings Hall, Rm. 105
College of Social Sciences, 865-3696
COURSE:
Mondays, 6:15 pm.-10:15 pm.
March 15, 22, 29, April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will provide a general understanding of the causes and consequences of deviation in the American social system. Examining the characteristics of certain deviant types and processes of becoming deviant pursues these understandings.
COURSE TEXT (required): Goode, Erich (2001). Deviant Behavior. 6th Edition. Prentice Hall: New Jersey
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students will be graded on the following:
(1) Research Paper
(2) Seven In-class Examinations
(3) Class Participation
GRADING SCALE:
A=95-up; B+=90-94; B=85-89; C+=80-84; C=75-79; D+=70-74; D=64-69; F=63-Below
PERCENTAGE OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS TO FINAL GRADE:
• Research Paper = 20%
• In-class Examinations = 70%
• Class Participation 10%
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SOCI-C275-Z51
Deviant Behavior-Assignment-Spring 2004
Monday, March 15, 2004
Introduction
Chapter 2: What is Deviance
Chapter 3: What Is to Be Explained? Two Approaches to Deviance
Monday, March 22, 2004
In-Class Examination
Chapter 4: Explaining Deviant Behavior: Positivist Theories
Chapter 5: Constructionist Theories of Deviance
Monday, March 29, 2004
In-Class Examination
Chapter 6: Criminal Behavior
Chapter 7: Drug Use and Deviant Behavior
Monday, April 12, 2004
In-Class Examination
Chapter 8: Legal Drugs: The Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter 9: Heterosexual Deviance
Monday, April 19, 2004
In-Class Examination
Chapter 10: Male and Female Sexuality
Chapter 11: Physical Characteristics as Deviance
Monday, April 26, 2004
In-Class Examination
Chapter 12: Cognitive Deviance
Chapter 13: Mental Illness
Monday, May 3, 2004
In-Class Examination
Chapter 14: Ideological, Ethical, and Moral Implications of Studying Deviance
Monday, May 10, 2004
Final Examination
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Note: Students are expected to read corresponding text material prior to arriving for class. Chapter assignments are basis for the lecture and are intended to give the student an introduction to the material to be covered in class. Outside of questions and needed explanation, readings may not be discussed during the classroom lecture.
CLASSROOM CONDUCT AND PARTICIPATION
Class attendance is required; the roster will be read at the beginning of each class. Excessive absence will result in grade loss. Class begins promptly at the scheduled start time. Students will not be allowed to audio tape the lecture.
EXAMINATIONS
Minimally, seven (7) subjective type tests, including approximately (20) items, will be given at the beginning of each class session, beginning with the second class meeting. Each examination is final over material covered since the previous quiz. That is to say, once tested the student is no longer responsible for that unit of material.
RESEARCH PAPER
An original research paper dealing with a deviant type of individual, (armed robber, alcoholic, drug addict, etc) or deviant venue (crack house, the streets, houses of prostitution, bars and public places that cater to individuals with differing sexual orientations, etc.) will be required for this class. The ability of the students to research an idea or position, and then to produce a document to support their work, is fundamental to collegiate and professional performance. The paper should, ideally, allow the student the opportunity to research a particular aspect of deviant behavior. The paper should be typed and double spaced. The paper must be at least ten pages, not including cover sheet, end notes, and bibliography.
Students should submit a written research topic (Title) for instructor approval before beginning any work on the paper. The due date of the topic submission is listed in the syllabus. There will be at least ten (10) sources cited in the paper (not merely in the bibliography section). The sources will be academic articles or books, not popular publications such as News Weeks or Times Magazine. While these sources of information may provide information for the paper, they shall not count toward the ten sources necessary for the paper. Students are reminded that the Loyola Library has an excellent staff to help in research techniques.
Students should use accepted forms of recognizing the sources of their research (foot notes, end notes, APA MLA, etc.). It is the students choice as to the exact writing style that will be used. Students a re encouraged to use the resources of the WAC lab and library for assistance.
Note: It is strongly encouraged that students use the APA style in writing the research paper.
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Papers that are not of original type or computer generated will not be accepted. In particular, photocopied pages, different typeface style, or paper, inserted papges, etc. will be cause for potential failure of this course. Students must write original papers to fulfill this course requirement. The recycling of a previous submitted paper is NOT acceptable.
Please staple the research paper in the upper left hand corner, binding of any kind is not required and specifically should be avoided.
The research paper due date is listed in the syllabus. Papers not turned in on the due date will be reduced by at least one letter grade. All papers not received will receive the grade of F. No paper will be accepted after the term of the class. Even if the tardiness of the paper may cause an F grade for the requirement, students must still write and acceptable paper to avoid failing the entire course.
The following list gives examples pf journals that contain articles useful for many topics. There are other criminal justice, history, law psychology, and sociology journals that also contain relevant articles. Your reference must come from journals of this type, or appropriate (subject) text, to receive credit. Note: Publications such as Police Chief, FBI Bulletin, Time, etc. are not academic journals.
American Bar Foundation Research Journal
American Sociological Review
Criminal Justice Policy Review
Crime and Delinquency
Criminal Justice Review
Crime Law Bulletin
Criminology
International Journal of Criminology and Penology
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
Journal of Crime and Justice
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Judicature
Justice Quarterly
Justice System Journal
Law and Contemporary Problems
Law and Human Behavior
Law and Social Inquiry
Law and Policy Quarterly
Law and Society Review
Social Problems
Sociology Review
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Research Project Contract
Name of Student: _____________________________________
Title of Project: _______________________________________
Main Research Sources: (Title of journals and books, etc.)
Project: (Accepted) (Rejected)
Instructor’s Comments:
The final product of this course activity is wholly my own creation. No printed material has been used that was not cited using conventional library standards.
_____________________________
Student’s Signature
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Due Dates:
* Topic for Research Paper—March 22, 2004
* Research Paper—May 10, 2004
* Final Examination—May 10, 2004
APPENDIX
College of Social Sciences STATEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL HONESTY
Intellectual honesty is simply acknowledging, through documentation, all those sources that the writer has used in preparing any work. Plagiarism, the obverse of intellectual honesty, is the use of any form of material, whether written or verbal, without formal indebtedness through documentation. The paraphrasing of any work, is plagiarism. Not properly identifying the source of a quotation, even though the quotation is enclosed in quotation marks, is also plagiarism. Not only the exact language of a sentence or phrase, but any material falsely represented as one’s own idea, concept, data, graph, or line of argument, constitutes plagiarism. Any material that neither originates with the student, nor is common knowledge among educated persons must be formally acknowledged.
It must be remembered that written work stands on its own, not on the intention of the writer. The burden of academic honesty rests with the student, not with the instructor. If students have any doubt what constitutes plagiarism or what is required, they should inquire before the work is submitted. Otherwise, they open themselves to charges of plagiarism.
The penalties of plagiarism are severe: a student who has found to have plagiarized or to have assisted another student in plagiarizing may be given a failing grade for the course on the first violation; a second offense may result in exclusion or dismissal from the university.
(Adapted from Standards of Writing Pamphlet of College of Social Sciences, 1971. For complete details on standards, penalties, and appeals, see “Integrity of Scholarship and Grades” in the Undergraduate Bulletin.)
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College of Social Sciences ATTENDANCE POLICY
College of Social Sciences Faculty considers interaction with students crucial to the teaching and learning process. To better ensure a quality educational experience, the following policies govern class attendance:
1. If a student misses 20% or more of class meeting time, a full letter grade
reduction will normally be applied to the final course grade. Twenty percent of classes amount to three (3), one night a week format; six (6) classes, in a semester long, two nights classes in an eight week format; or two (2) partial sessions in an intensive weekend format (Friday evening and/or Saturday morning and/or Saturday afternoon).
2. If a student misses the first weekend of an Intensive Weekend class, the student
must drop the class. The appropriate drop form, which must be completed by Tuesday following the first class meeting, is available in the College of Social Sciences office.
The foregoing attendance policy statements are minimum standards. Instructors have the right to exceed those standards and establish grade adjustments as warranted.
Grades of I (incomplete) change to F automatically if the course is not completed and the grade changed by the sixth week of the subsequent semester, excluding summer terms. The resulting F grade remains as the permanent grade for the course.
Note: The grade of incomplete will not be registered just because the student did not complete all of the requirements. If a grade of incomplete is to be recorded, the student and the instructor must have previously agreed to the circumstances of the grade, otherwise the delinquent assignments will be counted as zero and impact the final grade accordingly.