GCSE sociology [eduqas]- patterns of crime, class and ethnicity.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson focuses around patterns of crime with specific reference to class and ethnicity. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 14 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter activity, social stratification and differentiation recap. Connect 4- students to pick out key concepts and put them into categories.
• Title page, encouraging students to think about what is meant by the term ‘institutional racism’.
• Ethnicity and crime overview. Graph to show conviction rates of different ethnic groups.
• 5 slides containing a detailed explanation of Paul Gilroy and negative stereotypes, Stuart Hall and scapegoats, The Stephen Lawrence enquiry, The Macpherson report and police racism and policing styles. There is a worksheet which students can fill in whilst the teacher goes through the key content. Worksheet attached as a separate document.
• Brief overview of class and crime. This lesson focuses on corporate crime, it requires students to already have a basic understanding of white-collar crime which may have been covered when teaching the Marxist perspective.
• Patterns of crime consolidation sheet. Attached as a separate document. Students to fill in key details of class, ethnicity, gender and age when they have been taught.
• 15 mark exam style question - planning task. Question provided on a separate worksheet. Indicative content included on the power point to help students.