@article{Jenness_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Deviance}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/deviance}, abstractNote={This syllabi is for a 100 level course on deviance which will encompass the following: Course Topic: The subject of this course is one of the most basic social processes: the creation, maintenance, and alteration of social boundaries that demarcate distinctions between kinds of people and forms of social activity. It is a process we all observe and participate in regularly; a principle activity of institutions like the State, the church, the family, the media, and the social and natural sciences; and a basic feature of social structure, culture, and social interaction that proves quite consequential for our experiences and life chances. Course Objectives: Envisioning the study of deviance as a process whereby social difference is made, managed, and rendered consequential, the purpose of this course is to provide you with a general understanding of the following: 1) the historical development of the study of deviance; 2) the main theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in the study of deviance; and 3) an overview of some of the substantive concerns in the study of deviance. Since no single conceptual perspective or theoretical position can adequately account for the complexity of the production, maintenance and control of deviance, the major goal of this course is to understand the strengths and limitations of numerous approaches to understanding the place of deviance in society. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Jenness, Valerie}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }