SOC263
DEVIANCE
Also listed under 1 other title
- Deviance
- Department
- Sociology
- Terms offered
- 25
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
Why are some behaviors, differences, and people stigmatized and considered deviant? This course examines theories of social deviance that offer answers to this and related questions. How and why are behaviors designated as deviant? How do individuals enter and exit a deviant lifestyle? And how do various social statuses, such as race and gender, affect the incidence, type, and responses to deviant acts?
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
1996 2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 37% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 37% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 38% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM JC220 20251996
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2016
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 20122011200920082007
- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC220 2010
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF218 2006
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF218 20052003
- Mon, Wed, 11:00 AM–12:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF218 2002200019981998
- Mon, Wed, 1:00 PM–2:15 PM JC220 1996
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 30 enrolled | 34048 |
| Spring 2024 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 30 enrolled | 31723 |
| Spring 2023 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 30 enrolled | 31723 |
| Spring 2022 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 30 enrolled | 31723 |
| Fall 2019 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 30 enrolled | 25249 |
| Fall 2018 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 30 enrolled | 25249 |
| Fall 2017 | Melissa Butler | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 30 enrolled | 25249 |
| Fall 2016 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 30 enrolled | 25249 |
| Fall 2014 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 35 enrolled | 20108 |
| Fall 2013 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 20108 |
| Fall 2012 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 33 of 30 enrolled | 20108 |
| Fall 2011 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 34 of 35 enrolled | 20108 |
| Fall 2010 | Melissa Butler | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 35 enrolled | 27115 |
| Fall 2009 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 35 enrolled | 23177 |
| Fall 2008 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 35 enrolled | 23177 |
| Fall 2007 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 36 of 35 enrolled | 23177 |
| Fall 2006 | Melissa Butler | Lecture | 1 | 26 of 30 enrolled | 23177 |
| Fall 2005 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 46 of 40 enrolled | 23177 |
| Fall 2003 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 42 of 40 enrolled | 21568 |
| Fall 2002 | Kathleen Jenkins | Lecture | 1 | 41 of 40 enrolled | 26437 |
| Spring 2000 | PJ McGann | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 30 enrolled | 34349 |
| Fall 1998 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 38 of 50 enrolled | 23039 |
| Spring 1998 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 55 of 50 enrolled | 32569 |
| Fall 1996 | L. S. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 40 enrolled | 21655 |
| Spring 1996 | Patricia M. Ewick | Lecture | 1 | 51 of 40 enrolled | 30407 |