David G. Bromley

           David G. Bromley
Class Meetings:                                                                                                                            108 Lafayette Hall
    TR 8:00   T. Edward Temple Bldg. # 2223                                                                           312 North Shafer St.
Office Hours:                                                                                                      Office Phone\Voice Mail: 828-6286
    TR 9:30 - 11:30                                                                                             Home Phone\Voice Mail: 784-3791
    TR 2:00 - 3:30                                                                                                 Email: dbromley@www.people.vcu.edu
    By Appointment                                                                                 Web Site: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/

The basis for social life is the creation of mutual expectations in the form of social roles. Indeed, social life
as we know it would be impossible without predominantly conforming behavior. Thus when normative expectations are violated, there is inevitably some form of social reaction. Such violations are termed deviant behavior. This course examines the wide variety of behaviors which are viewed as deviant across cultures and through history, the way in which deviance is learned and organized, the role deviance plays in collective social life, and the various organized social responses to deviant behavior. These issues are explored through the major sociological perspectives for interpreting deviance. Deviant behavior has always generated curiosity and fascination because there is an aura of mystery and controversy involved. Beyond the mystery and controversy, however, there are more significant and enduring lessons to be learned about ourselves as human beings and about the nature of social organization.

The course text is available at the Carriage House Book Store. All reading assignments will be drawn from
the text, with the exception of web page assignments.

I will be available for personal meetings during the office hours listed above. Throughout the course I will be
glad to meet with you personally to discuss issues which you find particularly interesting, which you wish to pursue further, or on which you would like clarification. In general it will be preferable if you schedule a specific meeting time even during office hours so that we will not be interrupted. I will also be glad to schedule individual appointments outside of regular office hours at your request.

Please be sure that you are familiar with the VCU Honor System. The policy defines six acts (cheating,
plagiarism, facilitating academic dishonesty, abuse of academic materials, stealing and lying) for which
there are serious penalties. I will discuss the policy during the first class, and the Honor Pledge, "On my honor, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment," will appear on each examination. Signing your name on the examination constitutes an affirmation of this pledge. If you have questions about the policy or would like a copy to review, I would be glad to provide that material or information. There is a link to the policy on my web page under "Learning Resources."

I expect you to attend class regularly. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. If you have not
arrived by the beginning of class, you may be counted absent. Because I think that regular attendance is important for the learning process, I offer a reward for regular attendance and discourage non-attendance. Through the attendance policy you can can either earn or lose points on your final course average.

The scale of attendance point adjustments is as follows:
If you miss 0 classes or 1 class, you will earn 6 points on your final average
If you miss 2 classes, you will earn 4 points on your final average
If you miss 3 classes, you will earn 2 points on your final average
If you miss 4 classes, 0 points will be added or deducted from your final average
If you miss 5 classes, you will lose 2 points on your final average
If you miss 6 classes, you will lose 4 points on your final average
If you miss 7 classes, you will lose 6 points on your final average
If you miss 8 classes, you will be administratively withdrawn from the course

If you have unusual problems in maintaining regular attendance, please let me know so that I can respond
appropriately. In cases where you are unable to attend a particular class, you may receive an excused absence that will not be counted in attendance point policy.

Recently classes have gotten larger, which makes it more important for you to be punctual and courteous.
Please make every effort to be on time for classes. I will make every effort to end classes on time so that you have sufficient time to reach your next class on time. Side conversations during class are very disruptive to other students listening to the lecture or participating in discussion. Personal conversation during class should be limited to matters relevant to the course and of interest to the class as a whole.

A designated seating area for late arrival and early departure will be established so that you will not disrupt
the class if you encounter problems in arriving at the beginning of class or need to leave early for personal reasons. If you need to leave class early on a particular day, please let me know in advance and take one of the designated seats. This area is intended for occasional use only. It is not acceptable to arrive late or leave early on a regular basis without making arrangements with me.

The attached course organization guide provides a listing of the organizational format of the course, the issues that will be covered in each of the major segments of the course, reading assignments for each course segment, and the placement of examinations. Reading assignments will be made in class each week for the following week. Longer term reading assignments can be obtained from the course organization guide.

I am in the process of placing the overheads used in lectures and sample questions for each of the four exams on the course web site. I will announce the availability of these materials in class. Weekly class assignments and announcements of upcoming exams will be posted on the web site on a regular basis. There are also links to web sites and material drawn from those sites that are related to topics covered in class. I will refer to these in class as sources of additional information available to you and assign certain of these materials. These various resources are very important to successful completion of the course. The web site address is as follows:

A separate handout is available on request that explains how access the web site and retrieve information.

There will be four examinations. Each of the four tests, including the final (fourth) exam, will cover only material subsequent to the material on the previous exam. The exam format will be objective (multiple choice and true/false questions). Material from reading and lectures will appear on each examination. Each of the four exams will comprise one fourth of the final grade. Attendance points will be added or subtracted from the four exam average.

Exact dates for exams will be announced in class at least one week prior to the exam. In the case of an emergency you must notify me in advance that you will be unable to take a test at the scheduled time if you wish to be eligible for a makeup exam. Office, home, and email contact numbers are provided so that you will be able to reach me.

McCaghy, Chapter 9, pp. 344-379: "Mental Disorders"

VII. FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE

McCaghy, Chapter 2, pp. 56-66: "Perspectives on Deviance"

IX. LEARNING AND CONTROL PERSPECTIVES

HOW TO USE THE COURSE WEB SITE
A. ACCESSING THE WEB SITE
1. Click on your browser icon. Most of you will have either Netscape (the icon looks like a boat's wheel or a
lighthouse) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (the icon looks like an "e").
2. Once the browser is up and running, go to the "location" or "destination" box. Highlight the address in that box and press the "delete" key.
3. Type in Dr. Bromley's web address exactly as it appears here: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley
4. Below the "Online Resources" heading there will be a "Course Offerings" heading, followed by a list of links. You may explore any of the links on this page simply by clicking on them. In order to access material for this course, click on the "Deviant Behavior, Soc. 303" link. When you click on this link, you will move to the "Deviant Behavior" page. On this page are four links. The "News and Notes" link will take you directly to the page containing information about assignments, exams, etc. The "BadBoy:The Discussion Forum" link will take you directly to the class bulletin board where you may discuss issues of course interest with other members of the class. The "Course Material" link will take you to a password controlled page that contains links to material from class lectures, web links to class related material, and sample examination questions. In order to gain access to the "Course Material" page you will have to enter a User Name (soc303), tab down to the next box and enter a Password (deviance). You now have access to the links on this page. The "Lecture Material" link takes you to a page that contains a list of topics covered in the course. Each topic is a link that takes you to a page containing the overheads used in class lectures. The other two links on the "Course Material" page are organized the same way. You will gain access to sample examination questions for each chapter in the textbook and to web sites that are related to some topic or group discussed in class. The "Deviance Syllabus" link will take you to a page containing a copy of the course syllabus.

B. PRINTING OUT WEB PAGES
1. In order to print out the material on any page you access, click on "File" at the top of the page. When the menu appears, click on "Print." You will then get a box that contains a number of options. There are various options available, but to simply print a single copy you need only click on "OK" at the bottom of the box.

C. DOWNLOADING WEB PAGES TO DISK
1. Have a floppy disk available.
2. Follow the instructions in Section A.
3. In order to download the material on any page you access, click on "File" at the top of the page. When the menu appears, click on "Save As." A "Save As" box will appear. Inside of that box, click on "Save In." You will have a number of choices. You will probably want to click on "3 1/2 Floppy [A], which will download the material to your disk. Then click on "Save" at the bottom of the box in order to complete the download. You now have the material on your disk in a form that you can access with any major word processing package and print out through your own computer.
4. Retrieve the material in your word processing program and print.

C. EMAILING A WEB PAGE
1. Complete the steps in Section A.
2. In order to email the material on any page you access, click on "File" at the top of the page. When the menu appears, click on "Mail Document" or "Send Page." A box will appear. Move your cursor to the "To" location and type in your email address. Click on "Send." You can print out material at your email site or download to disk at that site.

D. OBTAINING A FREE NON-VCU EMAIL ACCOUNT
1. Once you have the web browser up and running, go to the "location" or "destination" space. Highlight the address in that space and press the "delete" key.
2. There are numerous sites offer free email. Here are two such sites: http://hotmail.com http://yahoo.com
3. Instructions will appear on the screen for setting up a personal email account.
4. You can email web pages to your new account and either view or print them.

*Back To Main* DEVIANT BEHAVIOR SYLLABUS
	David G. Bromley Class Meetings: 108 Lafayette Hall TR 8:00 T. Edward Temple Bldg. # 2223 312 North Shafer St. Office Hours: Office Phone\Voice Mail: 828-6286 TR 9:30 - 11:30 Home Phone\Voice Mail: 784-3791 TR 2:00 - 3:30 Email: dbromley@www.people.vcu.edu By Appointment Web Site: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/ COURSE DESCRIPTION The basis for social life is the creation of mutual expectations in the form of social roles. Indeed, social life as we know it would be impossible without predominantly conforming behavior. Thus when normative expectations are violated, there is inevitably some form of social reaction. Such violations are termed deviant behavior. This course examines the wide variety of behaviors which are viewed as deviant across cultures and through history, the way in which deviance is learned and organized, the role deviance plays in collective social life, and the various organized social responses to deviant behavior. These issues are explored through the major sociological perspectives for interpreting deviance. Deviant behavior has always generated curiosity and fascination because there is an aura of mystery and controversy involved. Beyond the mystery and controversy, however, there are more significant and enduring lessons to be learned about ourselves as human beings and about the nature of social organization. COURSE TEXTS The course text is available at the Carriage House Book Store. All reading assignments will be drawn from the text, with the exception of web page assignments. Charles McCaghy and Timothy Capron, Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict and Interest Groups. Macmillan Publishing Co., 1997. OFFICE HOURS AND INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE I will be available for personal meetings during the office hours listed above. Throughout the course I will be glad to meet with you personally to discuss issues which you find particularly interesting, which you wish to pursue further, or on which you would like clarification. In general it will be preferable if you schedule a specific meeting time even during office hours so that we will not be interrupted. I will also be glad to schedule individual appointments outside of regular office hours at your request. THE VCU HONOR SYSTEM Please be sure that you are familiar with the VCU Honor System. The policy defines six acts (cheating, plagiarism, facilitating academic dishonesty, abuse of academic materials, stealing and lying) for which there are serious penalties. I will discuss the policy during the first class, and the Honor Pledge, "On my honor, I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment," will appear on each examination. Signing your name on the examination constitutes an affirmation of this pledge. If you have questions about the policy or would like a copy to review, I would be glad to provide that material or information. There is a link to the policy on my web page under "Learning Resources." CLASS ATTENDANCE I expect you to attend class regularly. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. If you have not arrived by the beginning of class, you may be counted absent. Because I think that regular attendance is important for the learning process, I offer a reward for regular attendance and discourage non-attendance. Through the attendance policy you can can either earn or lose points on your final course average. The scale of attendance point adjustments is as follows: If you miss 0 classes or 1 class, you will earn 6 points on your final average If you miss 2 classes, you will earn 4 points on your final average If you miss 3 classes, you will earn 2 points on your final average If you miss 4 classes, 0 points will be added or deducted from your final average If you miss 5 classes, you will lose 2 points on your final average If you miss 6 classes, you will lose 4 points on your final average If you miss 7 classes, you will lose 6 points on your final average If you miss 8 classes, you will be administratively withdrawn from the course If you have unusual problems in maintaining regular attendance, please let me know so that I can respond appropriately. In cases where you are unable to attend a particular class, you may receive an excused absence that will not be counted in attendance point policy. CLASS DECORUM Recently classes have gotten larger, which makes it more important for you to be punctual and courteous. Please make every effort to be on time for classes. I will make every effort to end classes on time so that you have sufficient time to reach your next class on time. Side conversations during class are very disruptive to other students listening to the lecture or participating in discussion. Personal conversation during class should be limited to matters relevant to the course and of interest to the class as a whole. A designated seating area for late arrival and early departure will be established so that you will not disrupt the class if you encounter problems in arriving at the beginning of class or need to leave early for personal reasons. If you need to leave class early on a particular day, please let me know in advance and take one of the designated seats. This area is intended for occasional use only. It is not acceptable to arrive late or leave early on a regular basis without making arrangements with me. COURSE ASSIGNMENTS The attached course organization guide provides a listing of the organizational format of the course, the issues that will be covered in each of the major segments of the course, reading assignments for each course segment, and the placement of examinations. Reading assignments will be made in class each week for the following week. Longer term reading assignments can be obtained from the course organization guide. COURSE WEB SITE I am in the process of placing the overheads used in lectures and sample questions for each of the four exams on the course web site. I will announce the availability of these materials in class. Weekly class assignments and announcements of upcoming exams will be posted on the web site on a regular basis. There are also links to web sites and material drawn from those sites that are related to topics covered in class. I will refer to these in class as sources of additional information available to you and assign certain of these materials. These various resources are very important to successful completion of the course. The web site address is as follows: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley A separate handout is available on request that explains how access the web site and retrieve information. COURSE EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING There will be four examinations. Each of the four tests, including the final (fourth) exam, will cover only material subsequent to the material on the previous exam. The exam format will be objective (multiple choice and true/false questions). Material from reading and lectures will appear on each examination. Each of the four exams will comprise one fourth of the final grade. Attendance points will be added or subtracted from the four exam average. Exact dates for exams will be announced in class at least one week prior to the exam. In the case of an emergency you must notify me in advance that you will be unable to take a test at the scheduled time if you wish to be eligible for a makeup exam. Office, home, and email contact numbers are provided so that you will be able to reach me. COURSE ORGANIZATION GUIDE I. INTRODUCTION McCaghy, Chapter 1, pp. 3-7 II. BIOLOGICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES McCaghy, Chapter 1, pp. 7-49: "Perspectives on Deviants" III. HOMICIDE AND ASSAULT McCaghy, Chapter 4, pp. 117-136: "Crime in the Streets: Against the Person" IV. SEXUAL ASSAULT McCaghy, Chapter 4, pp. 137-156: "Crime in the Streets: Against the Person" FIRST EXAMINATION V. MEASUREMENT ISSUES McCaghy, pp. 117-121, 137-138, 157, 163, 166, 170 VI. MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS McCaghy, Chapter 9, pp. 344-379: "Mental Disorders" VII. FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE Lecture Material Only VIII. ANOMIE PERSPECTIVE McCaghy, Chapter 2, pp. 56-66: "Perspectives on Deviance" IX. LEARNING AND CONTROL PERSPECTIVES McCaghy, Chapter 2, pp. 67-84: "Perspectives on Deviance" X. ROBBERY, BURGLARY, THEFT, AND ARSON McCaghy, Chapter 5, pp. 157-185: "Crime in the Streets: Against Property" SECOND EXAMINATION XI. CORPORATE, OFFICIAL, AND ORGANIZED DEVIANCE McCaghy, Chapter 7, pp. 229-280: "Deviance and Organizations" XII. CHILD AND SPOUSE ABUSE McCaghy, Chapter 6, pp. 186-228: "Assaults Against Children and Spouses" XIII. CONFLICT THEORY McCaghy, Chapter 3, pp. 95-114: "Why is Certain Behavior Deviant?" XIV. MARGINAL POPULATIONS Lecture Material Only THIRD EXAMINATION XV. LABELING PERSPECTIVE McCaghy, Chapter 3, pp. 86-94: "Why is Certain Behavior Deviant?" XVI. DRUG USE McCaghy, Chapter 8, pp. 283-343: "Deviant Drug Use" XVII. HOMOSEXUALITY McCaghy, Chapter 10, pp. 403-428: " Sexual Deviance: Homosexuality" XVIII. PROSTITUTION McCaghy, Chapter 10, pp. 380-402: "Sexual Deviance: Prostitution" FINAL (FOURTH) EXAMINATION Tuesday, December 21, 8:00 A.M. HOW TO USE THE COURSE WEB SITE A. ACCESSING THE WEB SITE 1. Click on your browser icon. Most of you will have either Netscape (the icon looks like a boat's wheel or a lighthouse) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (the icon looks like an "e"). 2. Once the browser is up and running, go to the "location" or "destination" box. Highlight the address in that box and press the "delete" key. 3. Type in Dr. Bromley's web address exactly as it appears here: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley 4. Below the "Online Resources" heading there will be a "Course Offerings" heading, followed by a list of links. You may explore any of the links on this page simply by clicking on them. In order to access material for this course, click on the "Deviant Behavior, Soc. 303" link. When you click on this link, you will move to the "Deviant Behavior" page. On this page are four links. The "News and Notes" link will take you directly to the page containing information about assignments, exams, etc. The "BadBoy:The Discussion Forum" link will take you directly to the class bulletin board where you may discuss issues of course interest with other members of the class. The "Course Material" link will take you to a password controlled page that contains links to material from class lectures, web links to class related material, and sample examination questions. In order to gain access to the "Course Material" page you will have to enter a User Name (soc303), tab down to the next box and enter a Password (deviance). You now have access to the links on this page. The "Lecture Material" link takes you to a page that contains a list of topics covered in the course. Each topic is a link that takes you to a page containing the overheads used in class lectures. The other two links on the "Course Material" page are organized the same way. You will gain access to sample examination questions for each chapter in the textbook and to web sites that are related to some topic or group discussed in class. The "Deviance Syllabus" link will take you to a page containing a copy of the course syllabus. B. PRINTING OUT WEB PAGES 1. In order to print out the material on any page you access, click on "File" at the top of the page. When the menu appears, click on "Print." You will then get a box that contains a number of options. There are various options available, but to simply print a single copy you need only click on "OK" at the bottom of the box. C. DOWNLOADING WEB PAGES TO DISK 1. Have a floppy disk available. 2. Follow the instructions in Section A. 3. In order to download the material on any page you access, click on "File" at the top of the page. When the menu appears, click on "Save As." A "Save As" box will appear. Inside of that box, click on "Save In." You will have a number of choices. You will probably want to click on "3 1/2 Floppy [A], which will download the material to your disk. Then click on "Save" at the bottom of the box in order to complete the download. You now have the material on your disk in a form that you can access with any major word processing package and print out through your own computer. 4. Retrieve the material in your word processing program and print. C. EMAILING A WEB PAGE 1. Complete the steps in Section A. 2. In order to email the material on any page you access, click on "File" at the top of the page. When the menu appears, click on "Mail Document" or "Send Page." A box will appear. Move your cursor to the "To" location and type in your email address. Click on "Send." You can print out material at your email site or download to disk at that site. D. OBTAINING A FREE NON-VCU EMAIL ACCOUNT 1. Once you have the web browser up and running, go to the "location" or "destination" space. Highlight the address in that space and press the "delete" key. 2. There are numerous sites offer free email. Here are two such sites: http://hotmail.com http://yahoo.com 3. Instructions will appear on the screen for setting up a personal email account. 4. You can email web pages to your new account and either view or print them.