Sociological Theories of Deviance

John Hamlin
Sociology 2311
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
UMD

Class Room: Cina 224	Professor: John Hamlin
Time: 5:00-8:40 P.M. M	Phone: 726-6387
Office: Cina 111A Office Hours: 4:00-4:45 P.M. M, 8:30 -9:30 T & by appointment	Email: jhamlin@d.umn.edu

Description:

Our conception of the crime "problem" and our response to crime, particularly in terms of policy and programs, is predicated on a number of basic assumptions. These assumptions are ordered in patterned ways referred to as theories. Theories in turn provide links between a variety of variables and crime/delinquency/deviance. We will be exploring a number of these theoretical frameworks in varying degrees of detail.

Objectives:

To provide a basic understanding of social scientific theories to the problem of crime.
To illustrate general and specific policy implications of leading theoretical approaches.
To provoke a critical ability for analyzing both scientific theory and everyday explanations of crime and delinquency in the media.

Required Reading:

Curran, Daniel J. and Claire M. Renzetti. 2001. Theories of Crime, 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Traub, Stuart H. and Craig B. Little. 1999. Theories of Deviance, 5th ed. Itasca, Illinois: F.E. Peacock

Evaluations:

Eighty percent (80%) of your grade emerges from three exams. The test format will be essay. The last exam covers only the last third of the quarter.
Twenty percent (20%) of your grade comes from outlines you create. Grades are determined using a straight scale.

Examination books (blue books):
Blue books for taking essay exams are your responsibility to bring to class. They can be purchased in the bookstore for mere pennies.

Outlines:

You are expected to outline a number of readings from Traub and Little. Copies of the outlines will be turned into me and will not be returned. The outlines are accepted only on the days we discuss the articles and will be the basis for your discussions. Be advised to work on your outlines when we start a new section so you are ready the day we discuss the readings. No early or late outlines will be accepted. The outlines must be complete and will be graded on a 1-10 point scale.

Grades:

A =92 & up; A- = 90-91;
B+ = 88-89; B = 82-87; B- = 80-81;
C+ = 78-79; C = 72-77; C- = 70-71;
D+ = 68-69; D = 60-67; F = 59 & below

Special Facilities and/or Arrangements:

Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which might affect their ability to perform in this class are encouraged to inform the instructor at the start of the quarter. Adaptations of methods, materials, or testing may be made as required to provide for equitable participation.

Dates	Topics	Readings
January 22, 2007	Introduction;	What is to be done with Bill Concepts
January 29, 2007	Paradigms; Paridigm change in Criminology Classical School of Criminology	Curran and Renzetti Pages 1-25
February 5, 2007	No Class
February 12, 2007	Positivist School of Criminology/ Biological Biological Marxist Paradigm Psychological Theories	Curran and Renzetti Pages 27-97
February 19, 2007	Functionalism	Emile Durkheim; The Normal and the Pathological; T&L pg. 4-9 Kai Erikson; On the Sociology of Deviance; T&L pg. 22-30 Kingsley Davis; The Sociology of Prostitution; T&L pgs. 9-22 Keith F. Durkin and Clifton D. Bryant; T&L Log on to Sex: pgs. 42-62
February 26, 2007	Social Disorganization	Curran and Renzetti Pages 99-110 W.I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki The Concept of Social Disorganization; T&L pg. 67-70 Robert Park Social Change and Social Disorganization; T&L pgs. 71-74 Robert E. L. Faris and H. Warren Dunhamn Natural Areas of the City; T&L pgs. 74-82 Finn-Aage Esbensen and David Huizinga; Community Structure and Drug Use: T&L pgs. 107-126
March 5, 2007	*Your FIRST EXAM*	Review Questions for Exam One
March 5 - 19, 2007	Anomie	Curran and Renzetti Pages 110-133 Cohen, Miller, and Agnew Emile Durkheim Anomic Suicide; T&L pgs. 131-141 Robert Merton Social Structure and Anomie; T&L pgs. 142-174 Richard Cloward Illegitimate Means, Anomie, and Deviant Behavior; T&L pgs. 174-194 Nikos Passas; Anomie and Corporate Deviance. T&L pgs. 210-230
March 12, 2007;
March 26, 2007	Differential Association	Curran and Renzetti Pages 135-147 Curran and Renzetti Pages 166-170 Edwin H. Sutherland and Donald R. Cressey; The Theory of Differential Association; T&L pgs. 237-243 Gresham M. Sykes and David Matza Techniques of Neutralization; T&L pgs. 251-261 Donald R. Cressey, Other People's Money. T&L pgs. 244-251 Donald L. McCabe, The Influence of Situational Ethics on Cheating Among College Students. T&L pgs. 292-301
April 2, 2007	Control Theory	Curran and Renzetti Pages 147-182 F. Ivan Nye; Family Relationships and Delinquent Behavior Walter C. Reckless. A Non-Causal Explanation : Containment Theory. T&L pgs. 306-312 Travis Hirschi A Control Theory of Delinquency; T&L pgs. 312-329 Michael R. Gotttfredson and Travis Hirschi, The Nature of Criminality: T&L pgs. 329-343 John H. Laub and Robert J. Sampson, Turning Points in the Life Course: T&L. pgs. 348-374
April 9, 2007	Labeling Theory	Curran and Renzetti Pages 171-182 Frank Tannenbaum The Dramatization of Evil; T&L pgs. 380-384 Edwin Lemert Primary and Secondary Deviation; T&L pgs. 385-390 Howard Becker Career Deviance; T&L pgs. 390-397 Penelope A. McLorg and Diane E. Taub, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia: T&L pgs. 434-448
April 16, 2007	*Second EXAM*	Review Questions for Exam two
April 16-23, 2007	New Criminologyand Conflict Theory	Curran and Renzetti Pages 183-207
April 30, 2007	Radical Criminology	Richard Quinney, The Social Reality of Crime. T&L pgs. 462-471 Alexander Liazos The Poverty of the Sociology of Deviance: Nuts, Sluts, and `Perverts,' T&L pgs. 472-494 Steven Spitzer Toward a Marxian Theory of Deviance; T&L pgs. 495-512 William Chambliss, State-Organized Crime -- The American Society of Criminology, 1988 Presidential Address. T&L pgs. 529-556 William Chambliss -- "Contradictions and Conflicts in Law Creation"
April 30, 2007	New Directions in Criminology	Freda Adler The Interaction Between Women's Emancipation and Female Criminality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Lawrence E. Cohen and Marcus Felson, Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: T&L pgs. 596-630 Derek B. Cornish and Ronald V. Clarke, Understanding Crime Displacement:T&L pgs. 631-646 John Hagan, A.R. Gillis, and John Simpson, The Class Structure of Gender and Delinquency: T&L pgs 656-672 Sally S. Simpson, Feminist Theory, Crime and Justice. T&L pgs. 673-701
Review Questions Exam 3

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