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Easter Revision Class!
When?
Thursday 11th April 9am – 2pm
Who?
Intervention list – compulsory
Not on intervention list – highly recommended
Where? – Sherwood?
Session 1 – Crime & Deviance
Key concepts revised today
 Distinguish between crime and deviance
 Describe the ways in which individuals are encouraged to conform to
social rules both formal and informal
Starter: Discuss whether you think any of this behaviour is deviant, criminal
or both.
1. Stealing a bottle of milk from a doorstep
2. ‘burping’ after a meal
3. Drinking a can of lager on the bus
4. Taking paper clips home from work
5. Crossing a pedestrian crossing when the ‘red man’ is displayed
6. Keeping money you have been given in error in your change in a
supermarket
7. Parking on a double yellow line
8. Not paying for a chocolate bar in a shop.
• Crime: is usually associated with behaviour that
breaks the formal, written laws of a given society.
• Deviance: is behaviour which does not conform to the
dominant norms of a specific society.
Deviant behaviour is defined by the norms of society, which
means that different cultures, times etc may define deviance
differently.
Task
Can you think of an example of behaviour that…
a) Was classed as deviant in history that would now not be
classed as deviant?
b) Was accepted in history but would now be classed as
deviant?
c) Would be deviant in the UK but is accepted in other cultures?
Ext: what sources would tell us this?
Exam practice:
1) What do sociologists mean by deviance? (4 marks)
2) What do sociologists mean by crime? (4 marks)
1)Quick definition
2)Full definition
3)Example
4)Explain example
What is the difference
between formal and
informal control?
What are the
agencies of social
control?
Task: Complete the match up
exercise on p.49 of the revision
guide.
Ext: Task 2
Work
Family
Schools
religion
Agents of
Social
Control
Peer groups
Legal
system
Which agent of social control do you feel has the biggest effect on your lives? Explain
your choice.
Exam Questions
1)
Identify two ways in which people are encouraged to conform to formal
social rules (2 marks)
2)
Identify two types of formal social control that societies use to enforce
order (2 marks)
3)
Explain what sociologists mean by the term ‘agencies of social control.’ (4
marks)
4)
Explain what sociologists mean by white-collar crime (4 marks)
5)
Explain what sociologists mean by conformity when studying deviance. (4
marks)
5) Describe one way in which recent governments have tried to reduce antisocial behaviour and explain how successful this approach has been. (5
marks)
6) Describe one way in which governments have attempted to reduce racist
behaviour in society and explain how successful this approach has been.
(5 marks)
Session 2 – Why do people commit crime?
Key concepts revised today
 Describe trends in distribution of crime e.g. gender, ethnicity, sex, social class
etc
 Outline different sociological explanations of criminal and deviant behaviour,
such as sub-cultural theories, labelling theory and relative deprivation
 Awareness of social issues such as racism and teenage crime
Starter:
Using the crime
statistics in Chart
A, summarise the
major differences
in crime patterns
between males
and females.
Inadequate socialisation
Labelling theory
What are the
explanations for
crime?
Marxist explanations
Subcultural
theories
Relative deprivation
Task: use the information on p.50 to explain each of these
theories in your own words.
12 mark essays
Para 1 Define key terms & set context for essay
Para 2 Some sociologists would agree with the statement
because…
Try to include at least two sociological concepts (PEEL)
Para 3 Some sociologists would disagree with the statement
because…
Try to include at least two sociological concepts (PEEL)
Para 4 In conclusion, sociologists would agree/disagree
because…
Don’t forget to discuss ‘how far’ sociologists would agree
Task: Read the 12 mark question on p.51. Make a list of:
1) All the sociological concepts/key words
2) Any evidence
3) Sociological perspectives
Variations on this question…
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that crime and
deviance among ________(1) is a result of ____________(2)
Distribution of
crime
Age
Gender
Ethnicity
Social
class
Locality
Reasons why they may be committing
more crime
Reasons why they may be getting
caught more
Distribution of
crime
Age
Reasons why they may be committing
more crime
Reasons why they may be getting
caught more
Higher
amongst
youths
•Visibility
Gender
• Chivalry effect
Ethnicity
• Relative deprivation
• Sub cultural theory
• Socialisation
Social
class
Locality
Homework – complete at least two
of these 12 mark questions.
Discuss how far sociologists would agree that…
•
…what is seen as deviance arises from labelling in society.
•
…that most antisocial behaviour is committed by young
men.
•
…that criminal behaviour is caused by poverty and social
deprivation.
•
…that ethnic groups appear to commit more crimes than
others because they are stereotyped.
•
…that most deviant and criminal behaviour in young people
results from peer group pressure.
•
…that women are less likely to commit crime than men.
•
…that in Britain today working class criminals are more
likely to get convicted than middle class and upper class
‘white collar’ criminals
Exam questions
1)
Identify two types of crime commonly experienced in
urban communities (2 marks)
2) Explain what sociologists mean by labelling. (4 marks)
3) Describe one way in which some sociologists believe that
labelling can lead to deviant behaviour and explain why
this might be a problem for certain groups within society
(5 marks)
4) Describe one police action that may lead to some members
of minority ethnic groups being stereotyped as criminal
and explain why this stereotyping occurs. (5 marks)
5) Describe one reason why people in poverty are more likely
to be victims of crime than the more wealthy and explain
why this situation persists. (5 marks)
Session 3 – What is the impact of crime?
Key concepts revised today
 Analyse the usefulness of official crime figures, and self-report and victim
studies
 Describe the effect of criminal and deviant behaviour on victims,
communities and society
How do we get our
statistics on
crime?
What is it?
Official
statistics
Victim
Surveys
Self
report
studies
Qualitative or
quantitative?
Advantages of this method?
Disadvantages of this
method?
Culture of fear
Moral panic
On
society?
What is the
impact of
crime?
Physical
On
victims?
Psychological
Financial
Socially
Damages
cohesion
Folk devils
Scapegoats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnWsQFPM4A0
Task: Apply to the London riots.
1) What was the impact on victims?
2) What was the impact on society?
Exam Questions
1)
Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of using
self-report studies to collect data about levels of crime in
society. (2marks)
2) Describe one way in which the government collects
statistics about the level of crime in society and explain
why this might not be an accurate picture of the number of
crimes committed. (5 marks)
3) Describe one way in which crime and deviant behaviour
could have a negative impact on communities and explain
why this impact is seen as a problem by some members
of the public. (5 marks)
2) Discuss how far sociologists would agree that official
statistics give an accurate picture of the levels of crime in
society. (12 marks)