PROCESSES OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

SOC 421

Course Description

Factors and conditions that underlie disagreement about fundamental values which inform views and conceptualizations of deviance; their relation to personal and social maladjustment; deviant behavior across different social contexts.

Prerequisties

Junior standing or (LEGALST/SOC 131 , SOC 181 , C&ESOC/SOC 210 , or C&ESOC/SOC 211 )

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3 to 4

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

3.03

-1.55% from Historical

Completion Rate

91.43%

0.76% from Historical

A Rate

31.43%

-8.46% from Historical

Class Size

-14.17% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

MICHAEL MASSOGLIA

[email protected]

4.5

Rating

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