Sociology of Deviance 3500-FAK-SOCDEW-OG

The course offers a general survey of the sociology of deviance and emphasizes various perspectives on deviance: ways of looking at deviance and deviant behavior, as well as approaches to controlling that behavior. Also, it attempts to show the relation between deviance theories and ways of thinking about the social order. Referring to the classical and contemporary sociological and criminological texts, we will discuss the most important ways of conceptualizing deviance and sociological explanatory concepts. The aim of the course is to show the how our thinking about deviant behavior is embedded in our thinking about the foundations of social order.
Classes within the teaching module "Social Problems, public affairs".

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Course coordinators

Paweł Poławski

Learning outcomes

The student:
Knows and understands basic sociological concepts in sociology of deviance and social control
Has awareness of aware of the relationships between social organization existing in the past and in the present and deviant behavior and social control
Has basic knowledge about the politics and policies of social pathology
Understands the specificity of social deviance analysis
Has basic knowledge of the norms and rules governing social structures and institutions
Can interpret past and present social events related to deviance using sociological concepts and theories
Can conduct a simple analysis of the consequences of social deviance identification processes
Can discuss measures presented as solutions to particular, deviance-related social problems

Bibliography

Jerzy Kwaśniewski: Zakres pojęcia i problematyki patologii społecznej; w: Teodor Szymanowski (red.): Patologia społeczna. Wybrane problemy. Wydawnictwa WSPS, Warszawa 1991, str. 18 - 28;Andrzej Siemaszko Mechanizmy naznaczania społecznego w: Andrzej Kojder, J.Kwaśniewski (red.) Między autonomia i kontrolą; Warszawa 1992, str. 123-135. Jerzy Kwaśniewski Koncepcje podkultur dewiacyjnych w: Podgórecki A. (red.) Zagadnienia patologii społecznej; Warszawa 1976, Joanna Zamecka Kontrola społeczna i dewiacja jako zjawiska współzależne; Studia Socjologiczne 1987 nr. 3-4,Robert K. Merton: Teoria socjologiczna i struktura społeczna; rozdz. III.1 Funkcje jawne i ukryte, str. 131 - 150; rozdz. VI Struktura społeczna i anomia, str. 197-225,E.Durkheim Zasady metody socjologicznej; Warszawa 1968, rozdz. 3 („Zasady rozróżniania faktów normalnych i patologicznych)

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