TY - JOUR AU - Lohmann, Janet PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Deviance and Conformity JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/deviance-and-conformity SP - AB - This is a syllabi for a course on deviance and conformity. The course is described as follows:This course introduces students to the sociological understanding of what gets defined as rules for behavior and what it means to violate those expectations. While studies of deviance have generally only thought of it in relation to negatively amplified reactions, there are also examples in which violating expectations facilitates ‘positive’ social change. This course will examine the sociological, personal and political events that compel people to engage in deviant acts and the ramifications of such actions. Similarly, exploration of what it means to conform and the power that influences individuals not to challenge the status quo will also be examined ER -