The course explores a variety of different themes within sociology of deviance and aims to encourage students to move beyond a mere theoretical approach to deviance and control in order to comprehend the practices of social policy and the administration of deviance.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
Combination of traditional lectures (approx.20 hours), tutorials and classroom discussions on case studies (approx. 16 hours).
The first part of the course will analyse the main theories on deviance and socal control and develop a critical evaluation of academic ideas as translated into the real-world environment.
The second part of the course will concentrate on structure and working practices on deviance and control, focussing specifically on the migrant and homeless people cases.
Student will be encouraged to work together on group projects and to develop skills in critical reading and analysis on deviance and social control practices through classroom discussions of case studies.
F.P. Williams, M. McShane, Criminology Theory: Selected Classic Readings, Routledge, 20 Jun 2010 Study material in English will be available to enable students to take the exam in English
Ricevimento: The course tutor sees students in personal meeting by appointment. Please contact the lecturer by email: gabriella.petti@unige.it
GABRIELLA PETTI (President)
EMANUELA ABBATECOLA
March
SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE
The exam will be consist of a brief essay (of approx. 3000 word) on a topic of student’s choosing, to be discussed with course tutor in advance.
The course assessment will be made up of tutorials and classroom discussions of assignments presented by working groups of students
