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SOCY103 Introduction to Theories of Deviance and Crime

Updated: 30 October 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions SOCY 224/324
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Gail Hawkes (ghawkes@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit presents a sociological analysis of theories of deviance and crime. These concepts are examined from the social structural, organisational, and micro-interactional levels. Sociological theories of deviance and crime are outlined and applied to a variety of substantive arenas. In all instances the definition of and reaction(s) to deviant and criminal behaviour will be examined.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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