GCSE sociology [WJEC/EDUQAS]- what is crime and deviance?

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This is lesson one, which is designed to cover key concept such as crime, deviance, laws, social construction and sanctions. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, social stratification and differentiation, retrieval practice quiz. key questions and answers on the pp slide.
• Title page- encouraging students to discuss what they already know about crime.
• Handouts for students to keep in books. Key concepts fill in sheet, key studies fill in sheet and know it well tick sheet. All attached as separate documents.
• Students are presented with three different images, discussion task. Are they criminal or deviant? have norms/ attitudes around these images changed?
• Key definitions: crime and deviance.
• Explanation of how crime and deviance could be considered a social construction.
• Key concepts and examples fill in table. Answers provided on the pp slide.
• Finish with a clip from summer heights high- students to make a notes of any examples of deviant behaviour. Link on pp slide.