ERIC Number: EJ1182837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun
Pages: 15
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Decoding Deviance with the "Sons of Anarchy"
Kremer, Joseph; Cutler, Kristin
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v18 n2 p90-104 Jun 2018
This article explicates the ways that the popular television series "Sons of Anarchy" in conjunction with our content analysis coding tool can be used to teach theories and concepts central to Sociology of Deviance courses. We detail how students learned to understand deviance as a social constructed phenomenon by coding and analyzing the behaviors of their most liked and most hated Sons characters. Evidence extrapolated from students' final projects, class discussions, and course evaluations suggests that this pedagogical technique creates a systematic teaching method enabling students to more actively engage in the course while enhancing connections to the course materials.
Descriptors: Sociology, Television, Popular Culture, Content Analysis, Coding, Social Theories, Antisocial Behavior, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Projects, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Course Evaluation, Learner Engagement, Instructional Materials, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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