This course focuses on making and breaking of formal and informal 'rules' in society. You will learn how sociologists have thought about moral rules, and the roles played in creating, administering and contesting these rules by professionals such as doctors, psychologists, teachers, policy makers, journalists, youth workers and social workers. To what extent do these professionals help people overcome 'deviant tendencies and how far are they making a living by creating deviance? You will study sociological concepts such as deviance, biopolitics and social control and sociological theories such as normative or labelling theory.