The following has been modified from the original version on February 16, 2009 due to issues receiving the textbook.
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Schedule of Class Sessions and Required Readings
Week 6: Feb. 09, 2009 and Feb. 11, 2009 Identity Continued/ The Social Organization of Deviance I
Ø Guest Speaker Feb. 09, 2009
Ø “The Social Construction of Drug Scares” by Craig Reinarman
Ø “Blowing Smoke: Status Politics and the Smoking Ban” by Tuggle and Holmes
Ø “The Mark of a Criminal Record” by Devah Pager
Week 7: Feb. 16, 2009 (President’s Day: There will be class!) and Feb. 18, 2009
Ø “The Devil Made Me Do It: Use of Neutralizations by Shoplifters” by Cromwell and Thurman
Ø “Men who Cheer” by Michelle Bemiller
Ø Major discussion on paper which will include outlines and a sample via power point
Week 8: Feb. 23, 2009 and Feb. 25, 2009
Ø “Convicted Rapists’ Vocabulary of Motive” by Scully and Marolla p.284
Ø “Recreational Ecstasy Users” by Michelle Gourley p.387
Ø “Real Punks and Pretenders: The Social Organization of a Counterculture” by Kathryn Fox p.395
Week 9: Mar. 02, 2009 and Mar. 04, 2009
Ø March 4th: PAPERS DUE!
Ø “Naked Power: Stripping as a Confidence Game” by Lisa Pasko
Ø “Sexual Assault on Campus” by Armstrong, Hamilton, and Sweeney
Ø “Fraud and the American Dream: The Ponzi Scheme” by Trahan, Marquart, and Mullings
Ø Discussion of Extreme forms of Deviance
Week 10: Mar. 09, 2009 and Mar. 11, 2009 Deviant Careers
Ø March 09, 2009- Guest Presentation on “Christian Bikers” (May move to March 02, 2009)
Ø “Deciding to Commit a Burglary” by Wright and Decker
Ø “The Relevance of the Sociology of Deviance” by Erich Goode
Week 11: Mar. 16, 2009 (Last day of Class- 20 sessions total) Relevance/ Endnotes
Ø March 16, 2009: Last Class: Final Review
Final Exam: Friday, March 20, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30p.m.