Learning Objectives

1)   Identify the sociological definition of deviance and deviant behavior.

2)   Describe how deviance varies across cultures, history, and situation.

3)   Apply functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism to deviance.

Required Reading

Chapters 7 and 8 in the text.

Assignment

Due: Thursday March 8, 2012 by start of class)

1.     Prepare a 750 to 1,050-word paper in which you assess the role of race and ethnicity in the U.S.  In your paper, be sure to address the following items:

a.    Briefly describe Chapter 12 in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and the role race relations played in the development of the social construction of deviance. Use the link below. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=StoCabi.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=12&division=div1

b.   In your paper, use one of the major theoretical paradigms to help explain deviance in the U.S.

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APA format (12pt. font Times New Roman, double spaced)

Cover page

At least two citations

Reference page