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Course SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE

Instructor Kathy J. Brittain Credits 3 Term Classroom ___ during Face-to-Face (F2F) WE; Meetings Cyberspace for Virtual Weekends (VW)

Instructor’s Contact Information Office Phone 570-677-0678 cell phone number In the event of an emergency, contact cell number as noted above. You can also Emergency Contact contact Mary Kern, Division of Social and Behavioral Science, 570-945-8486 Ward Hall 2nd floor Office Location Email Address [email protected] Instructor will be checking her email several times per week. Instructor will be on Office Hours line on Tuesday evenings, 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Appointments can also be made for Face-to-Face (F2F) Weekenders. These meetings will be by appointment only. Instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus as needed, and you are responsible for keeping up with those changes. Please logon regularly to MOODLE Syllabus Changes to get the most current information.

Discussions will be checked daily. Instructor will respond to many but not all discussions. All assignments will be checked and returned with comments within 1 Other Information week. No assignment will be accepted after the due date.

Course Description & Information

Online Learning Expectations: To be successful academically, online students Pre-requisites, Co- must be able to navigate & search the Internet, use email, attach and upload requisites, & other documents, download & save files, and have access to and use Microsoft Word, restrictions Excel & PowerPoint.

Sociology of Deviance examines theories and perspectives of deviant behavior from a sociological perspective. It explores different types of deviant behavior and Course Description challenges participants to evaluate these deviant types by applying sociological theory and through data evaluation. Deviant Behavior. 10th Edition by Alex Thio Required Readings (ISBN 0-205-69323-7)

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Student Learning Outcomes: The method for assessment follows each

1 outcome: Students will identify perspectives and theories as they relate to defining and conceptualizing deviant behavior. (Assessments: class discussions, discussions board posts/responses, quizzes, chapter presentation, final paper.)

Students will discuss the types of violence including interpersonal violence and self-destructive deviance. (Assessments: class discussions, quizzes, discussion board posts/responses.)

Students will identify the characteristics of deviant lifestyles. (Assessments: Student classroom, online discussions, quizzes, final paper, chapter presentation.) Learning Outcomes Students will evaluate the contrast between the inequalities that exist amongst the privileged versus the underprivileged as they relate to deviant behavior. (Assessments: class discussions, quizzes, discussion board posts/responses, final paper.)

Students will identify and discuss various forms of cyber-deviance. (Assessments: class discussions, quizzes, discussion board posts/responses.)

As the semester goes on there will be readings posted on Moodle or further Recommended instructions on how to access supplemental reading. Readings This is a Hybrid format meaning we will meet some weekends F2F and other times Course Format the class will be virtual. There will be scheduled online chats each week, and the instructor will be on line on Tuesday evenings, 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Course Class Participation and Attendance Requirements Class participation and quality participation is vital for your success in this class. You should log on to MOODLE a minimum of 3 times per week to remain actively involved in this class. To be active, you will need to respond to the discussion questions, raise questions and issues regarding the course material, and share your observations. Your writing needs to be college level with correct grammar and punctuation. While you are encouraged to express your ideas openly and honestly in this class, you must also be aware that the freedom of self-expression carries with it the responsibility to treat others with courtesy and respect at all times.

Each student is expected to have completed the assigned readings prior to class. The textbook, PowerPoint’s, and discussion board work in tandem to create a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the issues related to diversity. The textbook and the discussion board, therefore, may provide different perspectives on the issues at hand. ALL DISCUSSIONS MUST BE RESPECTFUL. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY. As a critically thinking student, it is in your best interest to make use of the textbook, PowerPoint’s, and the discussion board so that you may achieve an even greater understanding of diversity, trends and issues.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. When in doubt, document. See “Academic Dishonesty Policy” in the Student Policies Manual. If you cheat, you fail. No 2 excuses or exceptions. A template for APA style is available under documents on MOODLE, there is also APA information available on Miller Library’s web page

Assignments: Assignment 1: Chapter Presentations Choose a chapter (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, or 15) and prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the class. This presentation must summarize the main points of the chapter and ask 3 relevant questions. There should be a minimum of 25 slides. The instructor will post each PowerPoint. Depending on the number of students in class, it may be necessary to work in pairs. Each student should identify a minimum of 3 chapters (order in preference : 1, 2, &, 3) and the final schedule of who will do what will be posted on Moodle by the end of the second Learning Unit (LU) The PPT is worth 50 points. Students must inform the instructor no later than the second weekender which chapter is chosen so a schedule can be assigned. You will present your PPT to class worth 25 points.

Assignment 2 (Final Paper): Choose a topic from chapters 4, 5, 6, 11 or 12 that you would be interested in researching (physical violence, rape/child molestation, family violence, drug use, or drinking/alcoholism). Choose a minimum of 4 scholarly journal articles related to your topic. Electronic journals can be accessed through Miller Library by clicking on “Find Articles and Data Bases”. Newspaper articles and magazine articles can be supplemental resources for your paper, but cannot be the main source. Write a critical review of your topic including how/why you chose this topic and how it applies to your field of study at Keystone College. Also, identify one of the theories discussed in Chapters 1 – 3 to be your theoretical orientation to explain the deviant behavior that you chose. This paper should be a minimum of 6 pages in length. (not including title, abstract, and references) It must be APA style and format, and include an abstract, title page, in-text citations, and works cited page. Students are expected to provide accurate documentation and proper citation of all quoted, paraphrased, or inspired material. This assignment will be worth 150 points and will be considered your final.

Discussion Board posts after F2F and VW are assignments as well explained starting on page 4.

DB after F2F: 4 posts @ min of 15 points = 60 points Grading Response to other students DB posts after F2F: 4 @ 5 pts each = 20 points DB Participation VW: 6 @ 15 (see rubric p. 5-6) = 90 points Response to other students DB after VW: 3 @ 5 points = 15 points Quiz after specified chapters in virtual WE: 7 @ 10 points = 70 points Assignments #1: creation of PPT = 50 points Presentation of PPT: 25 points Assignment #2 (aka Final Paper) 150 points Participation and Attendance: 20 points (10 Participation & 10 Attendance)

Total Possible Points = 500

Grade Average Based on Point System

3 A = 94-100 A- = 90- 93 B+ = 87- 89 B = 84- 86 B- = 80-83 C+ = 77-79 C = 74-76 D+ = 69-73 D = 60-68 F = 0-59

Discussion Room Discussion Boards (DB) work in this class as follows: Criteria After each F2F meeting, each student must post by the first following Wednesday night at 10:00PM a 2 paragraph reaction to the chapters or class topics discussed, personal learning and/or relating to a current event. This post is worth up 15 points. See rubric for specific grading.

Response to posts made by fellow students. This is worth up to 5 points. See rubric for specific grading (Due NLT than the Wednesday before the next F2F or VW)

Every virtual weekender (VW) , at a minimum, you are expected to:  Submit at least two substantive posts (response) per discussion weekender. This means that you must take the time to formulate your response, organize your own thoughts, and incorporate the material that you read. You should be citing the parts of the book or other reading materials in your posts using APA format. You must demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and prompt further discussion of the issue among your classmates. The best way to do this is to copy and paste the question(s) on a word document, answer the question, cite your source, then, copy and paste it for your response. Check your writing for correct grammar and punctuation. Each post is worth up to 15 points as per rubric. Total maximum points each VW is 30 points.

 Submit posts directly to each of your classmates. Since each student is to make two posts, you have to at least respond to one of their posts, but if you respond to both DB posts of fellow students, then you can earn extra points up to 5 more points. These posts may be shorter than your substantive response, but it must be more significant than a one-word response. This is your opportunity to discuss the information further with your classmates or discuss whether you agree or disagree and state your reasons why or why not. Initial response posts are worth up to 5 points as described in rubric. (with opportunity for 5 bonus points as stated above)

 VW time frame starts the Saturday of the VW by midnight and ends the Wednesday prior to the next F2F or VW by midnight

4 Any posts made to the VW discussion after the Wednesday prior to the next F2F or VW will not count toward your DB point total. Please refrain from posting anything after the deadline. It is inconsiderate to your fellow students who are ready to move on to the next week and have to go back to read late posts.

Required Format You must begin every message with an appropriate greeting. For example, if your message is to the entire class, “Class”, “Dear Class”, “Dear Class” “Hello Everyone”, etc. If your message is in response to a person or persons, “Lisa”, “Mary and John,” etc. You must also end every message by signing your name.

Do not fall into the cycle of waiting until the last minute to participate! Students who only participate on the last couple of days of our discussion week earn minimum points.

Develop a Routine The best way to be successful in an on-line class is to develop a routine. Although some students choose to log on every day, this is not a requirement for this class. Once you have a routine established, the requirements should be very manageable.

DISCUSSIONS CAN NOT BE MADE UP!!!

THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS, IF YOU NEED HELP, POST IN FAQ’s, WHICH ONCE ANSWERED CAN HOPEFULLY BENEFIT THE WHOLE CLASS Discussion Board (DB) Rubric for individual posts 15 - Student makes a significant, positive contribution to the discussion by introducing creative/original insights, which demonstrate serious and deep reflection expressed in a clear manner. Post is flawless and free of any grammatical or APA errors. 13 - Student makes a positive contribution to the discussion, with some creative/original insights that demonstrate reflection expressed in a clear manner. Post has less than 2 total errors. 10 - Student makes a positive contribution to the discussion, with little creative/original insight but shows that the student reflected on the material being discussed and is expressed in a reasonably clear manner. 8 - Student contribution to the discussion has little evidence of creative/original thought; however, shows some reflection on the material being discussed yet expressed in a less than clear manner. Posts have less than 5 total errors. 5 - Student makes a positive contribution to the discussion, with little evidence of creative/original thought, with limited signs of reflection on the material being discussed and expressed in a less than clear manner. Post is 5 wrought with errors. 0-student did not contribute at all to the forum discussion. Response to other students posts in DB:

5 - Very thoughtful and insightful response to all fellow students. Your reply is more than just a word or sentence but at least a few substantive sentences. You have been creative and speak directly to what has been posted by fellow students.

4 – You post to at least 75 % of fellow students and your replies are evident with thought and meaning to engage in discussion about what said by the poster. You reply with a couple sentences and react specifically to the poster’s DB post.

3 – You have posted to at least 50% of your fellow students post, and although you reflect on what each poster has said, your effort is not that creative or thoughtful. Even if you post to all your effort is minimal

2 – Post to at least 25% of your fellow students or more but posts are basic and unimaginative. Do not engage in thoughtful reaction.

1 – Minimal or one word reactions to fellow students. Only effort is to try and show you did a response to some.

0 – did not post on any other students DB post

This is strongly discouraged and will be decided on a case-by-case basis. In most Make-up and Late cases late work will not be accepted, but you must communicate with me with what Work is going on so a plan can be devised if need be.

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We absolutely love the online environment for both teaching and learning. Here in Student Conduct cyberspace we can learn in new and exciting ways that are just not possible in a Netiquette traditional classroom.

For those of you who are new to online learning we would like to spend a little time 6 discussing our new classroom. The main place where we meet each other is in the Discussion Board. The discussion board is the equivalent of our online classroom. We discuss topics, do group projects, evaluate our learning, and form a community here.

Physical Classroom v. Cyberspace Classroom We know what to expect when we go into a physical classroom but this is not so in a cyberspace classroom. Generally, we take a lot of clues from the people we can see in a physical classroom. First of all you can see the professor and have some idea of what type of instructor he or she might be based on age, accessories, clothes, etc. Also, in the physical classroom you could more easily discern your classmates’ age, gender and interests. In a physical classroom we can tell when someone is joking or being sarcastic because we can see their body language and read the physical cues that tell us how they feel when they speak. If someone is mad or happy or silly we can know that in a second and we can respond in an appropriate fashion. This is not so in a cyberspace classroom and we must be extra careful to make sure we address everyone within the respect and consideration we ourselves would like to be shown. We need to know that certain rules will be followed and everyone will be safe to express themselves. These are rules of etiquette that people in polite societies follow and we will also discuss netiquette. (Etiquette for the Internet.)

Some Rules Here are some rules for the cyberspace classroom. Please take some time to think about these rules and how they might affect your participation. Many of you use shorthand when communicating online such as BRB which means be right back or maybe a character display like J, to express a smile. This is a new type of language. As you read the syllabus you will note that posting to the discussion board is a large portion of your grade in this course. You are expected to become a valued member of this online community and in order to do that you must attend class and post material on the discussion board in a timely manner. According to the College Catalog, an Incomplete (“I”) will only be awarded in the case of exceptional circumstances. Mere inability to submit work on time, or missing the final exam, is not valid reasons for an Incomplete.

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Tentative Weekly Schedule

Topics and Assignments. Chapter Learning Objectives are contained in the individual Module/ Date chapter Power Points which are located in the Weekly Calendar on MOODLE. Introductions, review of the Syllabus, defining Sociology of Deviance constructs & jargon

Chapter 1: What is Deviant Behavior? Chapter 2: Positivist Theories Learning Unit (LU) #1: ___date Homework & ___date (F2F) 1. Take quiz on Chapters 1 – 2 NLT (beginning of next VW____date 2. Read Chapter 3: Constructionist Theories 3. Complete Discussion Board (DB) post (see p. 4) no later than (NLT) ___date @ 10:00PM 4. Decide upon which chapter you will do for assignment 1 (see pp. 2 - 3) and post to DB by start of next LU (date) [schedule will be made and posted by instructor so due date will depend on Chapter order – look for your due date!] Chapter 3: Constructionist Theories (take Chapter 3 quiz NLT 10:00PM the Sunday after the VW___date)

Watch Ch. 3 power point posted by instructor LU # 2: ___date Watch video which must be discussed as part of one of DB topics to classmates & Homework ___date (VW) 1. Read Chapter 4: Physical Violence 2. Read Chapter 5: Rape & Child Molestation 3. Read Chapter 6: Family Violence 4. DB post (see p. 4 and rubric on pp. 5-6); VW time frame starts from Saturday of the VW by midnight and ends the Wednesday prior to our next class (either VW or F2F) LU # 3: ___date Discussion of & presentation of power points by students: & 9 Chapter 4: Physical Violence Chapter 5: Rape & Child Molestation Chapter 6: Family Violence

___date Homework (F2F) 1. Read Chapter 9: Heterosexual Deviance 2. Read Chapter 10: Gays and Other Victims of Stigma 3. Complete Discussion Board (DB) post (see p. 4) no later than (NLT) ___date @ 10:00PM Chapter 9: Heterosexual Deviance (take Chapter 9 quiz NLT ___date)

Chapter 10: Gays and Other Victims of Stigma (take Chapter 10 quiz NLT ___date)

LU # 4: ___date Watch power point presentations posted by instructor & ___date Watch video which must be discussed as part of one of DB topics to classmates (VW) Homework 1. Read Chapter 7: Suicide 2. Read Chapter 8: Mental Disorder 3. DB post (see p. 4 and rubric on pp. 5-6); VW time frame starts from Saturday of the VW by midnight and ends the Wednesday prior to our next class (either VW or F2F) Discussion of & presentation of power points by students:

Chapter 7: Suicide Chapter 8: Mental Disorder

Discuss Assignment #2 & student progress LU# 5: ___date & Homework ___date (F2F) 1. Read Chapter 13: Privileged Deviance 2. Read Chapter 14: Underprivileged Deviance 3. Complete Discussion Board (DB) post (see p. 4) no later than (NLT) ___date @ 10:00PM

LU # 6: ___date & Chapter 13: Privileged Deviance (take Chapter 13 quiz NLT ___date) ___date (VW) Chapter 14: Underprivileged Deviance (take Chapter 14 quiz NLT ___date)

Watch power point presentations posted by instructor

Watch video which must be discussed as part of one of DB topics to classmates 10 Homework 1. Read Chapter 11: Drug Use 2. Read Chapter 12: Drinking and Alcoholism 3. Read Chapter 15: Internet Deviance 4. DB post (see p. 4 and rubric on pp. 5-6); VW time frame starts from Saturday of the VW by midnight and ends the Wednesday prior to our next class (either VW or F2F) Discussion of & presentation of power points by students:

Chapter 11: Drug Use LU # 7: ___date Chapter 12: Drinking and Alcoholism & Chapter 15: Internet Deviance ___date (F2F) Review semester and learning thus far

Discuss final paper

LU # 8: ___date 1PM to 4 PM Due: Assignment # 2 – AKA - Final paper (see page 3 for description)

* PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CLASS IS HYBRID FORMAT WITH 45% OF THE CLASSES BEING ONLINE AND 55% OF THE CLASSES BEING FACE-TO-FACE