GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Feminist and subcultural view of crime and deviance.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson specifically focuses on the Feminist view of crime and deviance, the lesson then moves on to how subcultural theories explain crime. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, retrieval practice of the social stratification and differentiation unit.
• Title page, encouraging students to think about why men are more likely to commit crimes compared to women.
• Overview of the feminist perspective.
• Social control and gender- Heidensohn. Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet.
• Examples of criminal females.
• Differences in types of women- with a focus on Ladette behvaiour.
• Pollak’s chivalry thesis- reading task, provided on a separate document.
• Overview of the subcultural explanation of crime.
• Student creative task- instructions on the pp slide. Students will need access to the GCSE textbook to complete this task.
• Plenary- students to fill in the theory overview sheet, this can be completed as and when theories are covered. Attached as a separate document.