PROCESSES OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Name: PROCESSES OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
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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.

Prerequisites

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

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

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

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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