Theories of Deviance and Social Control

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course is normally taken in conjunction with Sociology 252—Applied Deviance—as a way of preparing students theoretically to take on the critical assessment of various topics pertaining to deviance and social control. Alongside a consideration of Foucault’s ‘economies’, we will explore both historic and contemporary techniques of governance and social control employed by such institutions as psychiatry and the military. Prerequisites: SOCI 101, 102. Three credits. Not offered 2026-2027.