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Aims: This essay requires you to evaluate sociological theories and concepts you have learned in this course and apply them to a real-life case of deviance.
You may find a story from a news magazine or a biography book, such as a story on a notorious person like Scott Peterson, Kristin Rossum, Mary Kay Letourneau, Aaron Hernandez, Bernard Madoff, Jeffery Dahmer, etc. You may also use a movie that is based on a true story, such as Goodfellas; The Basketball Diaries; American Me, etc.
Write a coherent essay using the theoretical tool you acquire from Modules 1 & 2. Your discussion must address five sections shown in bold and underlined texts below. Include these subheadings in your essay.
DEVIANCE
Summarize the story you have chosen. Discuss how the person(s) are deviant using normative definition. Illustrate norms, means of social control, deviant roles and role-related concepts, and management techniques as demonstrated by your story.
THEORY
Pick 2 out of the four categories of sociological theories: 1) Anomie/General Strain, 2) Social Bonds/Self-Control, 3) Differential Association/Social Learning, and 4) Labeling. Describe the theories in full detail. Paraphrase rather than use extensive quotes. Discuss the origin of the theories, major concepts, and theoretical propositions/arguments.
ANALYSIS
Discuss how each theory explains AND fails to explain the story (relating to the story). Compare and contrast the 2 theories. Address how the theories complement each other. Use details of your story in supporting your claims.
Start the paper with a brief Introduction section, where you discuss the aim of your paper and the relevance of the topics to social policy/program. End with a Conclusion section, where you summarize what you have done, address the limitations of your analysis/paper, and future work.
Your paper must be between 6 – 10 pages, not counting the title-page and bibliography. Please include a title page with a paper title, your name, course name and semester, and a separate page for bibliography. Cite 2 – 3 related works such as academic books or journal articles on the theories besides lecture notes and textbook. Paper must be paginated, double-spaced with 12-font size and 1″ margin on each side. Papers are evaluated based on your understanding of the concepts/theories as well as the ability to connect the real-life case with the conceptual work. Clarity of ideas, insights, coherence of writing, and paper formatting all contribute to the evaluation.
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When quoting the exact words, use quotation marks and author’s last name, year of publication, and the page number of the source. See below:
As Kotlowitz (1991, p. 13) reported, “There was little sense of community at Horner.”
When paraphrasing, omit the quotation marks and reference it with a bracket.
Family disruption may contribute to criminal involvement by reducing informal social control (Sampson and Groves 1989).
3. List references alphabetically in a separate page titled “References.”

a) Referencing a book:

Author’s Last name, First name. Year. Book Title. Place of Publication: Publishing Company.
Kotlowitz, Alex. 1991. There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up In The Other America. New York: Anchor Books.

b) Referencing an article (with more than one author):

Author #1’s Last name, First name and Author #2’s First name Last Name. Year. “Article Title.” Journal Title volume #: page #.
Hirschi, Travis and Michael Gottfredson. 1983. “Age and the explanation of crime.” American Journal of Sociology 89: 552-584.
c) Referencing an Internet source:
Author’s Last name, First name. Year. “Article Title” Journal Name. Vol.#. Retrieved Date from http://address/filename (Links to an external site.).
Currie, Elliott. 1999. “Reflections on crime.” Western Criminology Review 2. Retrieved Aug. 2, 2015 from http://wcr.sonoma.edu/cur.htm (Links to an external site.).
d) Referencing class notes:
Professor’s last name, first name, semester, and course title.
Liu, Ruth. Fall 2021. Sociology of Deviance Online Course Lectures. SDSU