Psychology of Deviant Behavior
Psicologia do Comportamento Desviante
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Ana Cristina Cardoso Das Neves
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
- Recognize the ambiguity and variability of norm and deviation concepts, resulting from the multiplicity of definitions and application to various contexts.
- Distinguish deviant behavior from related concepts.
- Understand the transitional role or continuity potential of deviant behaviors in the development of children and adolescents.
- Relating Psychology of Deviant Behavior with other fields that study this phenomenon, highlighting the scientific nature of Psychology.
- Contextualize, characterize and relate the main explanations for deviant behavior, identifying advantages, limitations and applications and recognizing the importance of integrative approaches.
- Identify application contexts of the Psychology of Deviant Behavior, highlighting its multidisciplinary nature.
Syllabus:
- DEFINITIONS AND STUDY FIELD DELIMITATION
Norm and deviance.
The Psychology of Deviant Behavior and other fields of Psychology.
The Psychology of Deviant Behavior and other study fields of the deviation phenomenon.
From marginal conducts to deviant, antisocial, delinquent and criminal conducts.
Characteristics of living systems. - Deviant behavior in the frame of children and adolescent’s development.
- THEORIES OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR
Biological approaches: genetic and organic explanations.
Psychological and psychosocial approaches.
Situational approaches.
Integrative approaches: Man as a Bio-psycho-social being. - CONTEXTS OF APPLICATION
Prevention of social exclusion.
Social reintegration of youth and adults.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Bryant CD (2011) The Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior, Routledge, New York. ISBN - 978-0415482745
- Clinard MB & Meier NF (2011) Sociology of Deviant Behavior, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Belmont. ISBN - 978-0495811671
- Fonseca AC (2004) Comportamento Anti-Social e Crime - Da Infância à Idade Adulta, Almedina, Coimbra. ISBN - 9789724022260
- Gonçalves R (2002) Delinquência, Crime e Adaptação à Prisão, Quarteto, Coimbra. ISBN – 9789895580989
- Teixeira JM (2000) Comportamento Criminal: perspectiva biopsicológica, Vale&Vale Editores, Linda-a-Velha. ISBN - 972-8652-00-3
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