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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
criminology
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Joshua Guetzkow
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursday 12-1
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Joshua Guetzkow
Course/Module description:
This course is an introduction to social science and concepts in criminology.
Course/Module aims:
The aims of this course are to provide students with a broad overview of the social science. We will address such questions as: What is social science? What are the differences between social science disciplines? How are these differences reflected in criminological research?
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Students should be able to answer questions about the different perspectives, assumptions and methods of various social science disciplines. They should be able to apply these perspectives to thinking about different topics in criminology. They should be able to identify the shortcomings of different perspectives. They should be able to differentiate between scholarly and everyday use of words such as deviance, crime and norms.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction to the Social Sciences.
2. Deviance
3. Punishment
4. Inequality in Criminal Justice
Required Reading:
Wacquant, For an Analytic of Racial Domination
Deviance by Erich Goode (selected chapters)
Cohen and Blomberg, Punishment and Social Control (selected chapters)
Garland, Punishment and Modern Society (selected chapters)
Other reading TBA
Additional Reading Material:
N/A
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
N/A
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