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Applied Human Behavior
Description: This course will evaluate theories of deviance from sociological, psychological, and social work perspectives in order to understand the micro, meso and macro implications of deviant individual and group behaviors. Particular emphasis will be given to the question of how individuals, groups, and specific behaviors come to be labeled deviant. Course content will consider what the role of society is in the process of labeling deviance and what these labels do to shape individual response and development. Students will be challenged to look at their own assumptions and biases. This course will evaluate theories of criminal deviance from a sociological perspective. Students will consider the most predominant literature and theory on criminology today. Topical issues will focus on gender, mental health, media, hate crime, cyber-crime, terrorism and warfare. Course work will use current peer reviewed journal articles to present current research and real world global concerns that face criminologist, law enforcement and governments. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: ENG 105 or ENGY 102
Applied Human Behavior
Term : Fall 2018
Catalog Year : 2018-2019
AHBY 265 - Implications Of Deviant Behavior Theory On Criminality
Description: This course will evaluate theories of deviance from sociological, psychological, and social work perspectives in order to understand the micro, meso and macro implications of deviant individual and group behaviors. Particular emphasis will be given to the question of how individuals, groups, and specific behaviors come to be labeled deviant. Course content will consider what the role of society is in the process of labeling deviance and what these labels do to shape individual response and development. Students will be challenged to look at their own assumptions and biases. This course will evaluate theories of criminal deviance from a sociological perspective. Students will consider the most predominant literature and theory on criminology today. Topical issues will focus on gender, mental health, media, hate crime, cyber-crime, terrorism and warfare. Course work will use current peer reviewed journal articles to present current research and real world global concerns that face criminologist, law enforcement and governments. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Prerequisite: ENG 105 or ENGY 102