SOCY 1030 Deviance and Social Control
This course explores the social construction of boundaries between the "normal" and the so-called "deviant." It examines the struggle between powerful forms of social control and what these exclude, silence, or marginalize. Of particular concern is the relationship between dominant forms of religious, legal, and medical social control and gendered, racialized, and global economic structures of power. The course provides an in-depth historical analysis of theoretical perspectives used to explain, study, and control deviance, as well as ethical-political inquiry into such matters as religious excess, crime, madness, corporate and governmental wrong-doing, and sexual subcultures that resist dominant social norms.
Course overview
- Department
- Sociology
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Satisfies core
- Cultural Diversity,Social Science
Requirements fulfilled
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Sociology: Sociology electives (18 credits, generally six courses) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Forensics: Three Electives from the List of Approved Electives (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Cultural Diversity (All undergraduates)
- University Core: Social Science (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.53 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.79 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 45 of 60 |
| Fall 2025 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 51 of 59 |
| Summer 2025 | Deniz Uyan | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 11 |
| Spring 2025 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 47 of 56 |
| Fall 2024 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 41 of 54 |
| Summer 2024 | Deniz Uyan | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 12 |
| Fall 2023 | Stephen J Pfohl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 of 58 |
| Summer 2023 | Deniz Uyan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 of 18 |
| Spring 2023 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 46 of 58 |
| Fall 2022 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 50 of 59 |
| Summer 2022 | Deniz Uyan | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | — | 5 of 21 |
| Spring 2022 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 29 |
| Fall 2021 | Stephen J Pfohl | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 42 of 58 |