1. [A2 Sociology]
[Unit 4: Crime & Deviance with Theories & Methods]
[Year 13]
Key Dates 2011/2012: Exam January 2012
Crime & Deviance: 40 Lessons
Lesson Focus Learning Objectives PLTS Enrichment Extended/Independent Assessment Assessment Resources
Learning Focus Evidence
1: Lesson 1: Know & Understand CT1-3 Visit to Read one article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Functionalist, Durkheim's the functionalist EP 2-4 Magistrates Online Journal: Examine the Essay
strain & Functionalist perspective on crime, EI 1-5 court role of access Summary
subcultural Theory including the functions RL 1-4 Sociology to opportunity Movie Makers
theories. Lesson 2: Merton's of crime. SM 3-5 Review | Volume 8 | 4 structures in
strain theory TW 1-5 April 1999 causing crime & Worksheets
Lesson 3: Know & Understand deviance.
Subcultural strain the concept of strain Card sorts
theory theory & its role in In focus: the 1998
Lesson 4: Recent explaining deviance. British Crime Survey Essay Plan
strain theories Template
Be able to explain the
differences between
different strain &
subcultural theories.
Be able to evaluate
functionalist, strain &
subcultural theories of
crime & deviance.
2: Labelling Lesson 1: The Know & Understand CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Theory social construction why labelling theories EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess the view Essay
of crime regard crime & EI 1-5 that crime & Summary
Lesson 2: Who deviance as socially RL 1-4 Sociology deviance are Movie Makers
gets labelled? constructed. SM 3-5 Review | Volume the product of
Lesson 3: The TW 1-5 14 | 4 April 2005 labelling Worksheets
effects of labelling Know & Understand processes.
2. Lesson 4: Deviance the labelling process & Card sorts
amplification it's consequences for Corporate crime
those who are labelled. Essay Plan
Template
Be able to evaluate the
strengths & limitations
of labelling theory in
explaining crime &
deviance.
3: Marxist Lesson 1 & 2: Know & understand CT1-3 Complete the activity Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Theorists Traditional why Marxists see crime EP 2-4 from the Online Examine some Essay
Marxism as inevitable in a EI 1-5 Journal: of the ways in Summary
Lesson 3: Neo- capitalist society RL 1-4 which Marxists Movie Makers
Marxism SM 3-5 Sociology explain crime.
Lesson 4: A fully Know & Understand TW 1-5 Review | Volume Worksheets
social theory of traditional & neo- 18 | 4 April 2009
deviance Marxist approaches to Card sorts
crime & deviance, and
the similarities & Crime and deviance Essay Plan
differences between crossword Template
them.
Be able to evaluate the
strengths & limitations
of Marxists & neo-
Marxist approaches to
crime & deviance.
4: Left & Right Lesson 1 & 2: Right Know & Understand CT1-3 Produce a summary Exam Question: Completed PPTs
realists realism the difference between EP 2-4 movie maker about Assess the Essay
Lesson 3 &4: Left realist & other EI 1-5 one of these 4 topics. value of the Summary
realism approaches to crime. RL 1-4 Group 1: Functionalist, right realist Movie Makers
SM 3-5 strain & subcultural approach to
Know the main TW 1-5 theories. crime & Worksheets
features of right & left Group 2: Labelling deviance.
realist approaches to Theory Card sorts
crime. Group3: Marxist
Theorists Essay Plan
Understand their Group 4: Left & Right Template
3. political context & the realists
similarities &
differences between
them.
Be able to evaluate the
strengths & limitations
of right & left realist
approaches to crime.
5: Gender & Lesson 1: Gender Knew the main gender CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Crime patterns in crime differences in recorded EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess the Essay
Lesson 2: patterns of offending. EI 1-5 value of the Summary
Explaining female RL 1-4 Sociology ‘chivalry thesis’ Movie Makers
crime Understand & Be able SM 3-5 Review | Volume in
Lesson 3: Women to evaluate the TW 1-5 19 | 3 February 2010 understanding Worksheets
& the CJS: the debates about the gender
chivalry thesis. treatment of men & differences in Card sorts
Lesson 4: Why do women in the criminal In focus: Gender and crime.
men commit justice system. crime Essay Plan
crime? Template
Be able to evaluate
explanations of the
relationship between
women & crime, &
between men & crime.
6: Ethnicity & Lesson 1: Ethnicity Know the patterns of CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Crime & criminalisation ethnicity & EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Examine some Essay
Lesson 2: Ethnicity criminalisation as EI 1-5 of the reasons Summary
& the CJS shown by different RL 1-4 Sociology for ethnic Movie Makers
Lesson 3: sources of data. SM 3-5 Review | Volume differences in
Explaining the TW 1-5 12 | 3 February 2003 experiences of Worksheets
differences in Understand the the criminal
offending relationship between justice system Card sorts
Lesson 4: Ethnicity the criminal justice In the news: 'race' and
& victimisation process & ethnicity crime Essay Plan
Template
Be able to evaluate
sociological
4. explanations of the
relationship between
ethnicity, offending &
criminalisation.
Understand the
relationship between
ethnicity racism &
victimisation.
7: Crime & the Lesson 1: Media Know the patterns of CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Media representations of media representations EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Examine the Essay
crime of crime & how these EI 1-5 ways in which Summary
Lesson 2: The differ from the picture RL 1-4 Sociology the media Movie Makers
media as a cause of crime in official SM 3-5 Review | Volume stimulate moral
of crime statistics. TW 1-5 19 | 4 April 2010 panics & create Worksheets
Lesson 3: Moral folk devils.
panics Understand & be able Card sorts
Lesson 4: Global to evaluate different Young people. risk and
cyber-crime views about the media cybercrime Essay Plan
as a cause of crime & Template
fear of crime.
Know & be able to
evaluate views of the
media’s role in the
creation of moral
panics.
Understand the
relationships between
the new information
media & crime & social
control.
8: Lesson 1 & 2: Know & Understand CT1-3 Produce a summary Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Globalisation, Crime & the ways in which EP 2-4 movie maker about Examine the Essay
Green & State Globalisation globalisation & crime EI 1-5 one of these 4 topics. relationship Summary
Crime Lesson 3: Green are related. RL 1-4 Group 1: Gender & between crimes Movie Makers
Crime SM 3-5 crime against the
5. Lesson 4: State Be able to evaluate TW 1-5 Group 2: Ethnicity & environment & Worksheets
crimes explanations for this Crime the process of
relationship. Group3: Crime & the globalisation. Card sorts
Media
Know & Understand Group 4: Globalisation, Essay Plan
the different types of Green & State Crime Template
green crime.
Be able to evaluate
sociological
explanations of
environmental harm.
Know & Understand
the relationship
between state crimes
& human rights.
Be able to evaluate
evaluations of such
crimes.
Topic 9: Crime, Lesson 1 & 2: Know, Understand & CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Punishment & Crime prevention be able to evaluate a EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess Essay
Victims & control range of crime EI 1-5 sociological Summary
Lesson 3: prevention & control RL 1-4 Sociology views of crime Movie Makers
Punishment strategies. SM 3-5 Review | Volume reduction
Lesson 4: The TW 1-5 12 | 3 February 2003 strategies. Worksheets
victims of crime Know, Understand &
be able to evaluate Card sorts
different perspectives Interview. Cressida
on punishment. Dick: Crime and Essay Plan
policing Template
Know the main trends
in sentencing &
understand their
significance.
Know the main
6. patterns of
victimisation & be able
to evaluate sociological
perspectives on
victimisation.
Topic 10: Lesson 1: Know the main CT1-3 Produce a summary Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Suicide Durkheim & features of the main EP 2-4 movie maker about Assess the Essay
Suicide sociological EI 1-5 one of these 4 topics. usefulness of Summary
Lesson 2: Later explanations of suicide. RL 1-4 Group 1: Crime different Movie Makers
Positivist SM 3-5 prevention sociological
approaches Understand the TW 1-5 Group 2: Punishment approaches to Worksheets
Lesson 3: similarities & Group3: Victims of suicide.
Interpretivism & differences between Crime Card sorts
suicide: Douglas & positivist, Group 4: Suicide
Atkinson interactionist, Essay Plan
Lesson 4: ethnomethodological Template
Interpretivism & & realist approaches to
suicide: Taylor suicide.
Be able to evaluate the
strengths & limitations
of different sociological
explanations of suicide.
Research Methods: 10 Lessons
PERVERT Lesson 1 -3: Recap Know & Understand CT1-3 Complete these Exam Question: Completed PPTs
PERVERT the main EP 2-4 questions from the Assess the Essay
Lesson 4 & 5: characteristics of crime EI 1-5 Online Journal: strengths & Summary
Researching crime & deviance as a RL 1-4 weaknesses of Movie Makers
& deviance context for sociological SM 3-5 Sociology using
research. TW 1-5 Review | Volume experiments to Worksheets
12 | 2 November 2002 investigate
Understand some of power & Card sorts
the problems & authority in
opportunities that A to Z of crime and prisons. Essay Plan
researching issues in deviance: questions Or Template
crime & deviance Assess the
presents for strengths &
sociologists. weaknesses of
7. using
Be aware of some of structured
the research strategies interviews to
sociologists use to investigate the
investigate crime & real rate of
deviance. street crime
Methods in Lesson 1: Know the different CT1-3 Complete this activity Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Context Experiments areas of research EP 2-4 from the Online Assess the Essay
Lesson 2: related to crime & EI 1-5 Journal: strengths & Summary
Questionnaires deviance. RL 1-4 weaknesses of Movie Makers
Lessons 3: SM 3-5 Sociology using
Interviews Understand the TW 1-5 Review | Volume questionnaires Worksheets
Lesson 4: research prompts that 20 | 2 November 2010 to investigate
Observations need to be considered violent crime. Card sorts
Lesson 5: when carrying out
Secondary data research in the Question and answer Or Essay Plan
different areas of (AQA): Methods in Assess the Template
research for crime & context: Crime and strengths &
deviance. deviance weaknesses of
using public &
Be able to apply personal
PERVERT for 5 documents to
methods to the investigate
different areas of corporate crime
research for crime &
deviance.
Sociological Theory: 27 lessons
Topic 1: Lesson 1: Society Know the main CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Functionalism as a system features of the EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess the Essay
Lesson 2: Merton’s functionalist view of EI 1-5 strengths & Summary
internal critique of the social system. RL 1-4 Sociology weaknesses of Movie Makers
functionalism SM 3-5 Review | Volume the
Lesson 3: External Understand Merton’s TW 1-5 20 | 3 February 2011 functionalist Worksheets
critiques of contribution to the approach to
functionalism development of The press portrayal of society. Card sorts
functionalism. crime
Essay Plan
Be able to evaluate the Template
8. strengths & limitations
of the functionalist
perspective on society.
Topic 2: Lesson 1: Marx’s Know & understand CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Marxism Ideas Marx’s main ideas & EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Critically Essay
Lesson 2: Gramsci concepts. EI 1-5 examine Summary
& Hegemony RL 1-4 Marxist Movie Makers
Sociology
Lesson 3: Understand the SM 3-5 perspectives on
Review | Volume
Althusser’s differences between TW 1-5 today’s society. Worksheets
17 | 3 February 2008
structuralist humanistic & structural
Marxism Marxism. Card sorts
The seductions of
Be able to evaluate the Essay Plan
crime
strengths & limitations Template
of Marxist approaches
to the study of society.
Topic 3: Lesson 1: Liberal Know the main types CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Feminist feminists of feminist theories. EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess the Essay
Theories Lesson 2: Radical EI 1-5 usefulness of Summary
feminists Understand the RL 1-4 Sociology feminist Movie Makers
Lesson 3: Marxist similarities & SM 3-5 Review | Volume 5 | 1 contributions to
feminists differences between TW 1-5 September 1995 our Worksheets
Lesson 4: feminist theories. understanding
Difference of society Card sorts
feminism & Be able to evaluate the Masculinity, femininity today.
poststructuralism strengths & limitations and crime Essay Plan
of feminist theories. Template
Topic 4: Action Lesson 1: Social Know & Understand CT1-3 Produce a summary Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Theories action theory & the difference between EP 2-4 movie maker about Assess the Essay
Symbolic structural & action EI 1-5 one of these 4 topics. usefulness of Summary
interactionism theories. RL 1-4 Group 1:Functionalism interactionist Movie Makers
Lesson 2: SM 3-5 Group 2: Marxism approaches to
Phenomenology & Know the main types TW 1-5 Group3: Feminist the study of Worksheets
Ethnomethodology of action theory & Theories society.
Lesson 3: understand the Group 4: Action Card sorts
Structure Action differences between Theories
Theory them. Essay Plan
9. Template
Be able to evaluates
the strengths &
limitations of action
theories.
Topic 5: Lesson 1: Know some of the CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Globalisation, Modernity & reasons for the trend EP 2-4 the Online Journal: ‘Society has Essay
modernity & globalisation towards globalisation. EI 1-5 now entered a Summary
postmodernism Lesson 2: RL 1-4 Sociology new, Movie Makers
Postmodernism Understand the SM 3-5 Review | Volume postmodern
Lesson 3: Theories difference between TW 1-5 10 | 2 November 2000 age & we need Worksheets
of late modernity. modernity, new theories to
Lesson 4: Marxist postmodernity & late understand it.’ Card sorts
theories of modernity. A case for criminal Assess this view
postmodernity. justice: bringing the Essay Plan
Be able to evaluate the police into the Template
strengths & limitations sociology of crime
of postmodernist &
other theories of
recent changes in
society.
Topic 6: Lesson 1: Know the difference CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Sociology & Positivism between positivist & EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess the view Essay
science Lesson 2: interpretivist views of EI 1-5 that sociology Summary
Interpretivism whether sociology can RL 1-4 Sociology can & should Movie Makers
Lesson 3: Popper be a science . SM 3-5 Review | Volume model itself on
& Kuhn TW 1-5 12 | 2 November 2002 the natural Worksheets
Lesson 4: Realism, Be able to apply this to sciences.
science & suicide. Card sorts
sociology. Crime and the family
Know a range of views
Essay Plan
on natural science &
Template
their implications for
sociology as a science.
Be able to evaluate the
arguments for &
against the view that
sociology can or should
10. be a science.
Topic 7: Lesson 1: Classical Know & understand CT1-3 Read this article from Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Objectivity & sociologists & the meaning of EP 2-4 the Online Journal: Assess the view Essay
values in values. objectivity, subjectivity EI 1-5 that values can Summary
sociology Lesson 2 & 3: & value freedom. RL 1-4 Sociology & should be Movie Makers
Value freedom & SM 3-5 Review | Volume 8 | 4 kept out of
commitment Know the main views TW 1-5 April 1999 sociological Worksheets
put forward of the research.
relationship between Card sorts
sociology & values. Insights: control theory
and crime revisited Essay Plan
Be able to evaluate the
Template
strengths & limitations
of different views as to
whether sociology can
& should be value-free.
Topic 8: Lesson 1: The Know & Understand CT1-3 Produce a summary Exam Question: Completed PPTs
Sociology & influence of the difference between EP 2-4 movie maker about Assess the Essay
Social policy sociology on policy social problems & EI 1-5 one of these 4 topics. relationship Summary
Lesson 2 & 3: sociological problems. RL 1-4 Group 1: Objectivity & between Movie Makers
Perspectives on SM 3-5 values in sociology sociology &
Know the factors that Worksheets
social policy & TW 1-5 Group 2: Sociology & social policy.
sociology. may affect the extent science Card sorts
to which sociology can Group3: Objectivity &
influence social policy. values in sociology Essay Plan
Group 4: Sociology & Template
Know the main
Social Policy
sociological
perspectives on the
relationship between
sociology & social
policy.
Be able to evaluate
their strengths &
limitations.