Deployment Patterns

Abstract

The purpose of this exercise is to exam the social construction of deviance. No activity is inherently deviant. This exercise encourages students to exam social situations when actions that normally may be labeled as deviant are not. This activity looks at deviance from a different perspective. Rather than looking at why certain activities are...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Criminology/Delinquency

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 100

Class Size(s):

Medium

Usage Notes

1. Distribute to class and have them read excerpt from Kai Erickson’s Wayward Puritan (1966). Have them break into small groups (3-5) students, discuss the meaning of the three deployment patters listed by Erickson. After a 2 minute group discussion, have a class discussion to clarify any misconceptions.

2. After discussing deployment...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. 1. Analyze and discuss what Kai Erickson (1966) means when he refers to "Deployment Patterns".
2. 2. Identify and discuss characteristics of deployment patterns in regards to the Sturgis Bike Week (Instructor Note: or whatever event you feel like using).
3. 3. Give current examples of the three different types of deployment patterns listed by Erickson.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Goal Assessment: Small group and class discussion
2. Goal Assessment: Small group discussion, followed by short-answer writing assignment (to be turned in), and then class discussion.
3. Goal Assessment: Small group discussion, followed by short-answer writing assignment (to be turned in), and then class discussion.