Order, Disorder, Crime, Deviance

Subject 191-223 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Two 1-hour lectures, a 1-hour tutorial for 10 weeks of the semester and a 1-hour lecture for the first and last week of semester
Total Time Commitment: Total of 8.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Recommended: 12.5 points of Level 1 Criminology or Sociology
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Contact

Assoc. Prof. Fiona Haines
fsh@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview: This subject explores how society deals with the need for order and the inevitable consequence that deviance and non-conformity will result. Classical and contemporary sociological theories are explored that help explain the nature of social order and crime and deviance. Each theory is developed through grounded examples that can illustrate both its strengths and weaknesses. Topics covered in the course include suicide, industrial disasters, religious cults, sexual assault, racism, terrorism and the witchcraze of the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe.
Objectives:
  • understand how the need for order in a society has implications for crime and deviance;
  • understand the way individual experience and behaviour shapes and is shaped by the broader social environment;
  • understand the contribution of a range of sociological theories to the problems of order, disorder, crime and deviance;
  • be able to apply a range of sociological theories to specific challenges associated with order, disorder, crime and deviance.
Assessment: An essay of 2000 words 50% (due mid-semester) and a 2-hour examination 50% (due at the end of semester).
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

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Generic Skills:
  • have considerable capacity for independent critical thought and self-directed learning;
  • have significant cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • understand complex concepts and express them lucidly in writing and orally;
  • have an ability to plan work and to use time effectively;
  • have advanced awareness of cultural, ethnic and gender diversities and their implications.
Notes:

Formerly available as 191-210, 191-310, 191-008 and 191-223. Students who have completed 191-210, 191-310, 191-008 or 191-223 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Available as a Breadth subject
Related Course(s): Diploma in Arts (Criminology)
Graduate Certificate in Criminology
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Criminology
Criminology
Criminology
Criminology Major
Socio-legal Studies Major
Sociology
Sociology
Sociology
Sociology Major

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