Culture and Deviance Studies, Bachelor of Arts
The major in Culture and Deviance Studies uses an interdisciplinary and ethnographic approach to train students to research, analyze and understand deviance and crime in the context of culture. With a focus on experiential learning through ethnographic fieldwork, core requirements include first-hand study of social problems, theoretical training in cross-cultural analysis, in social, political and structural inequality and in historical and contemporary interventions aimed at achieving social justice. Students learn qualitative research and writing skills including observation, participant-observation, interviewing, mapping, case studies and archival research as well as quantitative literacy. A wide range of interdisciplinary elective courses give students an opportunity to develop their own areas of expertise such as interpersonal violence, crime and transgression, and individual and group conflict. In the capstone seminar students integrate current social and cultural theory with real-world ethnography to design and deliver a senior research proposal or an ethnographic field study on a subject of their choice. The professional skills students develop through this major prepare them for either careers or advanced study in the fields of criminal and social justice, law enforcement, community justice and intervention, civic activism and social science research.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Understand and appreciate culture and diversity, exploring these subjects at the level of the individual and at the level of whole societies.
- Understand social science concepts of deviance, crime and culture.
- Develop and refine written and oral communication skills including the presentation of data and analysis.
- Develop information and ethical literacy skills.
- Demonstrate experience in carrying out a research project involving ethnographic fieldwork utilizing qualitative research methods.
- Be prepared to work in fields that require: a nuanced perception of cultural difference and the ability to integrate multiple threads of inquiry into a comprehensive whole.
Credits Required.
Culture and Deviance Studies Major
|
39 |
| General Education |
42 |
| Electives |
39 |
| Total Credits Required for B.A. Degree |
120 |
Coordinator. Professor Shonna Trinch, Department of Anthropology (646.557.4403, strinch@jjay.cuny.edu)
Advising resources. Culture & Deviance Studies Major Advising Resources including a Sample Four Year Advising plan.
Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or changed to this major in September 2018 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 may be obtained in the 2017–2018 Undergraduate Bulletin. The major in Culture and Deviance Studies is awaiting approval from NYS Department of Education for a title change to Deviance, Crime and Culture .
Foundational Courses
Choose one
| ANT 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| CJBA 110 | Introduction to Major Problems in Criminal Justice I | 3 |
| CJBS 101 | Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Advisors recommendation: Several of these courses can fulfill areas of the Gen Ed Program: ANT 101 satisfies the Flex Core: World Cultures and Global Issues area, PSY 101 and SOC 101 satisfy the Flex Core: Individual and Society area.
Part One. Ethnographies of Deviance Topical Core
RequiredTotal Credit Hours: 9
Part Two. Theoretical Foundations
Choose two
| ANT 315 | Systems of Law | 3 |
| ANT 330 | American Cultural Pluralism and the Law | 3 |
| ANT 340 | Anthropology and the Abnormal | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 6
Part Three. Methodological Skills
Required
| ANT 325 | Ethnographic Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 327 | Writing for a Multi-Cultural World: Ethnographic Writing | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 6
Part Four. Interdisciplinary Thematic Clusters
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 clusters 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 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, should students wish to pursue further study of a topic or subject. Students 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 basic 101-level but do require sophomore or junior standing or permission of the instructor.
A. Abuse, Interpersonal Relationships and Human Services
| ANT 224/PSY 224/SOC 224 | Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises Management Issue | 3 |
| ANT 319 | Anthropology of Global Health | 3 |
| COR 230/PSC 230 | Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| LLS 265/HIS 265 | Class, Race and Family in Latin American History | 3 |
| PSY 231 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 234 | Psychology of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY 255 | Group Dynamics in Chemical Dependency Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 266 | Understanding Addiction through Research | 3 |
| PSY 268 | Therapeutic Interventions in Chemical Dependency | 3 |
| PSY 331/CSL 331 | Assessment and Clinical Evaluation in Chemical Dependency Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 342/CSL 342 | Introduction to Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 350/CSL 350 | Advanced Topics in Chemical Dependency Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 375 | Family Conflict and the Family Court | 3 |
| PSY 480 | Ethical and Professional Issues in Chemical Dependency Counseling | 3 |
| SOC 160 | Social Aspects of Alcohol Abuse | 3 |
| SOC 380 | Sociology Laboratory in Dispute Resolution Skill Building | 3 |
B. Crime, Deviance, Institutions and Culture
C. Individual and Group Identities and Inequalities
| AFR 220 | Law and Justice in Africa | 3 |
| AFR 237 | Institutional Racism | 3 |
| AFR 250 | Political Economy of Racism | 3 |
| AFR 317 | Environmental Racism | 3 |
| ANT 212 | Applied Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 220 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| ANT 324 | Anthropology of Work | 3 |
| ANT 332 | Class, Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| HIS 214 | Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States | 3 |
| LAW 313/POL 313 | The Law and Politics of Race Relations | 3 |
| LLS 220 | Human Rights and Law in Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 250 | Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 261/HIS 261 | Revolution and Social Change in Contemporary Latin America | 3 |
| LLS 321 | Latinx Community Fieldwork | 4 |
| LLS 322 | Latinx Struggles for Civil Rights & Social Justice | 3 |
| LLS 325 | Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| POL 246 | Politics of Global Inequality | 3 |
| POL 320 | International Human Rights | 3 |
| PSY 221 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 332 | Psychology of Adolescence | 3 |
| PSY 333 | Psychology of Gender | 3 |
| PSY 336 | Group Dynamics | 3 |
| SOC 215 | Women and Social Control in the U.S. | 3 |
| SOC 232 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| SOC 309 | Youth, Crime and Justice | 3 |
| SOC 314 | Theories of Social Order | 3 |
| SOC 351 | Crime and Delinquency in Asia | 3 |
| SOC 420/CRJ 420 | Women and Crime | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 12
Part Five. Capstone
Required
| ANT 450 | Majors Works in Deviance and Social Control | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 3
Total Credit Hours: 39