A-Level Sociology AQA - Functionalist view of crime and deviance

This is an A-Level Sociology lesson (AQA) which focuses on the Functionalist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the Powerpoint.

Documents included:

• Powerpoint
• Key concepts sheet
• ‘know it well’ tick sheet
• Theories of crime and deviance overview sheet.

Powerpoint includes:

• Education starter, recap.
• Overview of the A-Level sociology exams - crime and deviance, focusing on paper 3. Outline of the question types.
• Crime and Deviance specification.
• Title page - encouraging pupils to think about the positive function of crime, how it may be socially constructed.
• Outline of Durkheim: Anomie, positive function of crime. Key terms such as: collective sentiments, social solidarity/ cohesion, value consensus, socialisation, social control.
• Other functions of deviance: Polsky, Davis, Cohen, Erikson.
• Evaluation of Functionalism.
• 6 mark exam question assessing pupils knowledge from the lesson - mark scheme included on the slide.