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SOC 308 Course Outline Fall 2021
Topics, Readings, & Assessments
8/25 Introduction
Review Syllabus and Course Outline
8/26-8/31 Defining and Measuring Violence
Required reading by Aug 31, 11:59pm
1. Alvarez and Bachman Ch 1: Defining and Measuring Violence
Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Aug 31, 11:59pm
9/1-9/14
(two weeks)
Explaining Violent Behavior
Required reading by Sept 07, 11:59pm
1. Alvarez and Bachman Ch 2: Why Do We Do It?
2. Burgess and Akers (1966): A differential association-reinforcement theory
3. Agnew (1992): Foundation for general strain theory of crime and delinquency
4. Laub and Sampson: Turning Points
5. Moffitt (1993): Adolescent-limited and life-course persistent anti-social behavior
Recommended Reading:
Kubrin and Wo (2016): Social disorganization theory’s greatest challenge
Bouffard and Piquero (2010): Defiance theory and life course explanations of persistent offending
Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Sept 07, 11:59pm
Quiz 1 (Ch 1 & 2) Due Sept 07, 11:59pm
Watch Videos by Sept 14, 11:59pm
Video: Jim Fallon, Brain of a Psychopath
Video: Philip Zimbardo Ted Talk
Video: Skinner’s Operant Conditioning
Video: Child of Rage
Discussion Board #1 (3%) Due Sep 14, 11:59pm
9/15-10/05
(three weeks)
Assault and Murder
Required reading by Sept 28, 11:59pm
1. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 3: Assault and Murder: A Continuum of Violence
2. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 4: Serial, Assault, and Spree Murder
3. Handout on Gun Legislation
4. Coates and Pearson-Merkowitzz (2017): Policy spillover and gun migration
5. Peterson (2016): Media constructions of murder
6. Fox and DeLateur (2014): Mass Shootings in America
7. Fox and Allen (2014): Examining the instrumental-expressive continuum in homicides
8. Lee and Choi (2014): Serial murder
Recommended Reading
Banks, Hadenfeldt, Janoch, Manning, Ramos, and Wolf (2017): Gun violence and substance abuse
Cukier and Eagen (2018): Gun Violence
Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Sept 28, 11:59pm
Watch Film and Videos by Oct 05, 11:59pm
Film: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (you must download film to watch it)
Video: Last Week Tonight’s NRA Segment
Video: Chiraq 00:00-14:26
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SOC 308 Course Outline Fall 2021

Topics, Readings, & Assessments

8/25 Introduction Review Syllabus and Course Outline 8/26-8/31 Defining and Measuring Violence Required reading by Aug 31, 11:59pm

  1. Alvarez and Bachman Ch 1: Defining and Measuring Violence Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Aug 31, 11:59pm 9/1-9/ ( two weeks ) Explaining Violent Behavior Required reading by Sept 07, 11:59pm
  2. Alvarez and Bachman Ch 2: Why Do We Do It?
  3. Burgess and Akers (1966): A differential association-reinforcement theory
  4. Agnew (1992): Foundation for general strain theory of crime and delinquency
  5. Laub and Sampson: Turning Points
  6. Moffitt (1993): Adolescent-limited and life-course persistent anti-social behavior Recommended Reading: Kubrin and Wo (2016): Social disorganization theory’s greatest challenge Bouffard and Piquero (2010): Defiance theory and life course explanations of persistent offending Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Sept 07, 11:59pm Quiz 1 (Ch 1 & 2) Due Sept 07, 11:59pm Watch Videos by Sept 14, 11:59pm Video: Jim Fallon, Brain of a Psychopath Video: Philip Zimbardo Ted Talk Video: Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Video: Child of Rage Discussion Board #1 (3%) Due Sep 14, 11:59pm 9/15-10/ ( three weeks ) Assault and Murder Required reading by Sept 28, 11:59pm
  7. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 3: Assault and Murder: A Continuum of Violence
  8. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 4: Serial, Assault, and Spree Murder
  9. Handout on Gun Legislation
  10. Coates and Pearson-Merkowitzz (2017): Policy spillover and gun migration
  11. Peterson (2016): Media constructions of murder
  12. Fox and DeLateur (2014): Mass Shootings in America
  13. Fox and Allen (2014): Examining the instrumental-expressive continuum in homicides
  14. Lee and Choi (2014): Serial murder Recommended Reading Banks, Hadenfeldt, Janoch, Manning, Ramos, and Wolf (2017): Gun violence and substance abuse Cukier and Eagen (2018): Gun Violence Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Sept 28, 11:59pm Watch Film and Videos by Oct 05, 11:59pm Film: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (you must download film to watch it)

Video: Last Week Tonight’s NRA Segment

Video: Chiraq 00:00-14:

Quiz 2 (Ch 3 & 4) Due Oct 05, 11:59pm 10/06-10/ ( two weeks ) Intimate Partner and Family Violence Required reading by Oct 12, 11:59pm

  1. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 5: Violence in the Home Recommended Reading Jouriles and McDonald (2015): IPV, coercive control, and child adjustment problems O’Neil and Spohn (2017): When the perpetrator is a partner Sandberg, Tutenges, and Copes, H. (2015). Stories of violence Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Oct 12, 11:59pm Watch Films by Oct 19, 11:59pm Film: Every Fucking Day of My Life (Parts 1-6) Film: Searching for Angela Shelton Quiz 3 (Ch 5) Due Oct 19, 11:59pm 10/20-10/26 Midterm Writing Assessment (20%) Due Oct 26, 11:59pm 10/27-11/ ( two weeks ) Sexual Violence and Abuse Required reading by Nov 02, 11:59pm
  2. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 6: Rape and Sexual Assault Recommended Reading Shaw, Campbell, Cain, and Feeney (2017). Beyond surveys and scales Harris and Social (2016): What’s in a name Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Nov 02, 11:59pm Watch films by Nov 09, 11:59pm Film: Deliver Us From Evil Film: The Invisible War Quiz 4 (Ch 6) Due Nov 09 11:59pm 11/10-11/16 Robbery and Gang Violence Required reading by Nov 16, 11:59pm
  3. Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 7: Stranger Crime and Street Violence Review PPT and Listen to Audio Lecture by Nov 16, 11:59pm Watch Film and Video by Nov 16, 11:59pm Film: Gangs of El Salvador Video: Chicago’s Gang War Discussion Board #2 (3%) Due Nov 16, 11:59pm 11/24-12/ ( two weeks ) Hate Crimes and Crowd Violence Required reading by Nov 30, 11:59pm  Alvarez and Bachman Ch. 8: Hate Crime  Alvarez and Bachman Ch 9: Crowd Violence  Levin and Wiest (2018): Covering mass murder Recommended Readings  Hopkins (2016): Gendering islamophobia