John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | The City University of New York

The major in Culture and Deviance Studies is designed to provide students with a basic interdisciplinary understanding of deviance as a concept of difference and diversity within the framework of cross-cultural research and how deviance has been related to important social problems and institutional responses to treat and control them. This foundation is enhanced by a comprehensive and critical understanding of cultural variation and macro- and micro-social and historical contexts as these apply to human conflict. This major also teaches students the ethnographic and ethnological perspectives and skills used in professional field research, while maintaining strong interdisciplinary content. The Culture and Deviance Studies major prepares students to be professionally effective in diverse and challenging fields, including social services, protective and corrective services, probation, parole, community reintegration and treatment. The research, writing, and interdisciplinary theoretical training provide majors with the background necessary for graduate programs in social work, law, or the social sciences. The core requirements pertain to theory, ethnographic methods, cross-cultural research and analysis, while electives demonstrate applications of both theory and method to particular problems.

Some details:
Part 1: Anthropology Core
Part 2: Interdisciplinary Core
Part 3: Thematic Clusters

Credits required: 33

Prerequisites: ANT 101 and SOC 101. These courses fulfill the College’s general education requirements in the social sciences.

Adviser: Professor Elizabeth Hegeman, Department of Anthropology (212.237.8289, ehegeman@jjay.cuny.edu)

Additional Information: Students who enrolled for the first time at the College in September 2010 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained at the Office of Undergraduate Studies or at the Lloyd George Sealy Library.

PART 1. ANTHROPOLOGY CORE Subtotal: 15 credits

Required
Anthropology 208 Cities and Culture
Anthropology 210/Psychology 210/ Sociology 210 Sex and Culture
Anthropology 330 American Cultural Pluralism and the Law
Anthropology 340 Anthropology and the Abnormal
Anthropology 450/Psychology 450/Sociology 450 Major Works in Deviance and Social Control

PART 2. INTERDISCIPLINARY CORE Subtotal: 6 credits

Required
Statistics 250 Principles and Methods of Statistics

Select one
Psychology 221 Social Psychology
Sociology 314 Theories of Social Order

PART 3. THEMATIC CLUSTERS Subtotal: 12 credits

Select four of the following courses. Only two may be at the 100-level. (Note: Students are encouraged, but not required, to take at least two courses in one of the concentrations below.)

The Culture and Deviance Studies major enables students to select thematic clusters both across disciplines and within disciplines. Thus students are advised to consult the College Bulletin course descriptions for specific prerequisite information for particular courses. For example, all GOV, POL, PSC, PSY and SOC courses require a 101 prerequisite in their respective disciplines. Students are advised to plan their cluster course selections with this in mind.

Likewise, some 200-, 300- and 400-level courses are sequence-based, meaning that the topic and theme is continued at the upper-level, if students wish to pursue further study of a topic or subject. A student wishing to concentrate their courses beyond the anthropology core in psychology should be aware that, for example, PSY 331 requires PSY 266 and PSY 268 as prerequisites. PSY 350 requires PSY 266, PSY 268 as well as PSY 331 as prerequisites. Please note that some concentration courses do not require specific prerequisites beyond the 101-level but do require sophomore or junior standing or permission of the instructor.

A. Abuse, Interpersonal Relationships and Human Services
Anthropology 110/Psychology 110/Sociology 110 Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse in American Society
Anthropology 224/Philosophy 224/Psychology 224/ Sociology 224 Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises Management Issue
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 265/History 265 Class, Race and Family in Latin American History
Psychology 232 Psychology of Adolescence and the Adolescent Offender
Psychology 234 Psychology of Human Sexuality
Psychology 236 Group Dynamics
Psychology 255 Group Dynamics in Chemical Dependency Counseling
Psychology 266 Psychology of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Psychology 268 Therapeutic Interventions in Chemical Dependency
Psychology 275 Family Conflict and the Family Court
Psychology 331 /Counseling 331 Assessment and Clinical Evaluation in Chemical Dependency Counseling
Psychology 342/Counseling 342 Introduction to Counseling Psychology
Psychology 350/Counseling 350 Advanced Topics in Chemical Dependency Counseling
Psychology 480 Ethical and Professional Issues in Chemical Dependency Counseling
Sociology 160 Social Aspects of Alcohol Abuse
Sociology 161 Chemical Dependency and the Dysfunctional Family
Sociology 380 Laboratory in Dispute Resolution Skill Building
Sociology 435 Current Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

B. Criminal Deviance, Institutions and Culture
Africana Studies 210 Drugs and Crime in Africa
Africana Studies 230/Latin American and Latina/o Studies 230 Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean
Anthropology 230 Culture and Crime
Anthropology 315 Systems of Law
Anthropology 328/English 328 Forensic Linguistics: Language as Evidence in the Courts
Anthropology 445/Psychology 445 Culture, Psychopathology and Healing
Corrections 101 Institutional Treatment of the Offender
Corrections 201 The Law and Institutional Treatment
Corrections 202 The Administration of Correctional Programs for Juveniles
Correction 250 Rehabilitation of the Offender
Economics 170 Introduction to the Economics of Crime and Social Problems
Economics 215Economics of Regulation and the Law
Economics 315/Police Science 315 An Economic Analysis of Crime
History 224 History of Crime in New York City
History 320 History of Crime and Punishment in the United States
Police Science101 Introduction to Police Studies
Police Science 201 Police Organization and Administration
Police Science 235 Women in Policing
Political Science 250 International Law and justice
Political Science 375 Law, Order, Justice and Society
Psychology 242 Abnormal Psychology
Psychology 372 Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Psychology 370 /Law 370 Psychology and the Law
Sociology 203 Criminology
Sociology 216 Probation and Parole: Principles and Practices
Sociology 240 Social Deviance
Sociology 301 Penology
Sociology 308 Sociology of Violence

C. Individual and Group Identities and Inequalities
Africana Studies 250Political Economy of Racism
Africana Studies 220 Law and Justice in Africa
Africana Studies 237 Institutional Racism
Anthropology 212 Applied Anthropology
Anthropology 330 American Cultural Pluralism and the Law
History 214 Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 220Human Rights and Law in Latin America
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 241Puerto Rican/Latina/o Experience in Urban United States Settings
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 250 Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 255 The Latin American Woman
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 321 Puerto Rican/Latinao Community Fieldwork
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 322 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Urban Latina/o Communities
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 325 The Latina/o Experience of Criminal Justice
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 267/Africana Studies 267/History 267 History ofCaribbean Migrations to the United States
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 261/History 261 Revolution and Social Change in Contemporaty Latin America
Law 313/Political Science 313 The Law and Politics of Race Relations
Political Science 320 International Human Rights
Psychology 228 Psychology and Women
Sociology 215 Social Control and Gender: Women in American Society
Sociology 309 Juvenile Delinquency
Sociology 351 Crime and Delinquency on Asia
Sociology 420/Criminal Justice 420 Women and Crime

Total: 33 credits