GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Crime and deviance. Marxist view of crime.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson is specifically about the Marxist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, based on recapping the social stratification and differentiation unit.
• Title page- encouraging students to think about what Marxists would say about crime.
• ‘The price is right’- students to guess the price fraud costs per year. All answers on the pp.
• Definitions of white-collar and corporate crime. Example of white collar crime, encouraging students to think about why rich people may get treated differently.
• Capitalism and consumerism.
• Short video clip, questions for students to answer. Link on pp slide.
• Social power and crime- links to William Chambliss.
• Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet. Answers on pp slide.
• What is white collar crime? reading and question task. Reading provided on a separate worksheet.
• Evaluation of Marxism.
• Plenary- summary task, students write a tweet using the key concepts on the board.