ClassInfo - Spring 2018 Sociology Classes

Spring 2018 | SOC 4109 Section 001: Domestic Criminal Violence (52233)

Instructor(s): Rossella Selmini
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018

Mon 06:00PM - 08:30PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 255
Enrollment Status:: Open (55 of 58 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Survey of research on family violence within criminological framework. Definition of domestic violence. Empirical/theoretical approaches. Response of social control agencies. prereq: 3101 or 3102 or 3111 or instr consent; soc majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:: Click on this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?rselmini+SOC4109+Spring2018
Class Description:: This course provides an overview of the key issues concerning domestic violence as a crime and as a social problem. We will discuss the nature and feature of violence in the family and in other settings, with a focus on intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and in dating relationships. The course will also explore how violence against vulnerable people takes different shapes across the world and is related to some cultural practices and traditions (like child marriages and sexual exploitation and trafficking of women and children). In the first part of the course students will examine these various concepts of domestic criminal violence and become familiar with the debates surrounding it. We will discuss new findings from several national and international studies on rape, female homicide, violence against men as a new concern, and violence through the Internet. We will try to understand how to explain this form of violence, comparing sociological and psychological perspectives. Features of victims and offenders and the nature and extent of domestic criminal violence will also be examined, with reference to the major victimization surveys -- and other kinds of research -- carried out in the US, Canada, and selected European countries. In the final part of the course we will focus on social and criminal justice system responses to domestic criminal violence, paying particular attention to understanding what works in preventing and controlling it. Some parts of the course will offer a comparative perspective, paying attention to international debates and research.
Grading:: 60% Midterm Exam
20% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes
5% Attendance
5% Class Participation Other Grading Information: There are 3 short exams, each counts 20%, a short paper (20%), 5 quizzes and multiple choice (each counts 2%)
Exam Format:: short essay questions
Class Format:: 60% Lecture
10% Film/Video
10% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:: 40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
5 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: 1 short paper (5-10 pages)
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52233/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 10 November 2014

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