Crime and Deviance & Synoptic Links Scheme of Work 2008/09

A2 Sociology AQA Crime and Deviance & Synoptic links Scheme of Work 2008/09 www.angelfire.com/scary/helstonsociology Lessons Content Preparation and P.L.A. 1 - 2 Syllabus issued and explained. Deviance - definitions Order Sociology Review £12.50 explored. The work of the police and the courts. Task 1 - Exploring deviation Understanding policing, the judiciary and the links Essay on Deviance between policing and government. Role of the family. Due in by end of September 3 - 4 Structural definitions of deviance. Sub cultures and Reading – watch ‘The Bill’. the underclass. Official statistics explored using the Task 2 - Crime Stats work. national statistics site and others. 5 – 6 Deviance according to interactionists - [non Reading positivists.] - Becker’s labelling theory and other Research the work of Becker interactionists’ work. Links with the education debate. 7 - 8 Marxism and crime – traditional Marxist viewpoint. Task 3 - Marxist activity. Neo Marxist viewpoints. Essay 2 due in end of November 9 - 10 Realists - left thinking which is distinct from the Task 4 - Left realism. Find examples viewpoints of Marxist and neo Marxists. of the research of people like. Jock The new criminology and critics of new criminology. Young. / Stuart Hall 11 - 12 The new Right in the UK and USA. Task 5 - Activity on the viewpoint of Influences of the Thatcher and Reagan Years the new right. Globalisation and marketisation. Any lessons remaining are used for catching up incomplete Christmas is for relaxation and some sessions and for extending areas already covered. gentle relevant reading. Christmas 13 –14 The Chicago School of Criminology exploring the Past paper for half term or mock history of the approach and their methods used. exam or both. How to answer an A2 question 15 - 16 Ethnicity and Crime 1 Ethnicity and Crime 2 Task 6 - Activity to do with racism. Recent events. Stephen Lawrence murder. 18 – 19 Messerschmidt - the myth of masculinity [my words] Task 7 - Masculinity research. Look - Crime and masculinity. at work of J. Messerschmidt. 20 - 21 Gender and Crime. Feminist perspectives on Task 7 - Gender activity criminality looking at the work of Pat Carlin etc. Female deviants. 22 - 23 The contribution of post modernism to the crime Task 9 - Post modern research debate. Looking at ideological concerns about crime.. 24 –25 Sociology of Suicide Task 10 – Past questions on suicide Easter Remaining lessons based around revision, past paper work and a gathering and study of all relevant resources including newspapers. Resources Sociology Review / Collins Text book and other handouts / DVDs / Videos as appropriate. Recommendations. Use the web site, as above, to access a complete set of notes for the course and for connecting to other sites through the links provided. Access the AQA site and many more useful information areas. You are advised to keep abreast of the news with a particular focus on BBC R4 programmes about all sorts of criminality. Read newspapers making sure you are fully aware of the media bias they may represent. Keep a watch of the BBC website noting how certain types of crime are reported. There are also occasional TV programmes whose content will link to our learning. Synoptic links Read and reread the work on families, education and be aware of the work that you are doing in power and politics that link to this area of the course. Think how can I connect this theme with what I have already learnt. Read both Collins textbooks especially the sections that we have not studied. Homework  You are advised to do as many practice essays as possible the closer that you get to the exams.  Remember to set your own homework through additional note taking and additional essays. Rough guide to the term - subject to change and alteration without notice. Distribution of Wealth and Income. Marx and Weber on class.

Social Mobility and class today - is class still important? .