AQA A-level Sociology - Crime

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Decks in this class (25)

Functionalism - Durkheim
What is the definition of crime 1,
What is the definition of deviance 2,
How is crime socially constructed 3
16  cards
Functionalism - Hirschi Social Control Theory
What is hirschis social control t...,
What are some examples of weak in...,
What are the bonds of attachment ...
9  cards
Functionalism - Strain Theory (Merton, Cohen, Cloward and Ohlin)
What type of functionalist is mer...,
What does the strain theory say c...,
What is the american dream 3
29  cards
Labelling Theory - Causes of crime
What are the 4 sociologists in th...,
What does becker say about crimin...,
How does change in the law occur ...
15  cards
Labelling Theory - Consequences
Who are all the sociologists invo...,
What two things does lemert talk ...,
What is primary deviance 3
20  cards
Marxism - Causes of crime
What is the acronym for the four ...,
What are all the four causes of c...,
Which marxist spoke about law mak...
19  cards
Neo-marxism - causes of crime
Which sociologists made up the ne...,
What do the new criminology agree...,
What is the new criminology theory 3
6  cards
Right Realism - Causes of crime
What do realists believe 1,
What are the three causes of crim...,
What is biological differences as...
10  cards
Right Realism - Solutions
What are the two solutions to tac...,
What is meant by zero tolerance 2,
What is the name of the theory by...
10  cards
Left Realism - Causes of crime
What is the left realist aim with...,
What do left realists believe 2,
How do left realists criticise ma...
19  cards
Left Realism - Solutions
What are the two solutions to cri...,
What is the more important soluti...,
What is meant by improving polici...
7  cards
Gender Patterns in crime
What are the general patterns bet...,
What are the general patterns bet...,
What did heidensohn say about cri...
12  cards
Explaining Female Crime
How many explanations are there f...,
What are the 4 explanations for f...,
Who came up with the sex role the...
24  cards
Why do Men commit crime more
What is hegemonic masculinity and...,
Where do boys learn masculinity 2,
What are the most common vs from ...
15  cards
Ethnic Patterns of Offending
What do official statistics sugge...,
What do victim surverys suggest a...,
What do self report studies sugge...
23  cards
Sociological Explanations of Ethnic Differences in Crime
Which sociologists are behind the...,
What do lr lea and young say abou...,
What is the response to marginali...
18  cards
Media Representations of crime
What is non fictional media 1,
How does non fictional media repr...,
What do statistics say the most c...
23  cards
How does the media cause crime
How might the media increase crime 1,
What are two evaluation points of...,
What is one positive point for th...
24  cards
Globalisation and crime
What is the definition of globali...,
What are the fur types of globali...,
Who spoke of the global economy 3
22  cards
Green crime - globalisation and crime
What is the definition of green 1,
How has green crime become easier...,
How is green crime a global crime 3
25  cards
State Crime
What is the definition of state c...,
What is the scale of state crime 2,
Why is the state being the source...
56  cards
Crime Prevention and Control: Strategies
How would functionalists tackle c...,
How would rr tackle crime 2,
How would labelling theorists tac...
26  cards
Crime Prevention and Control: Surveillance
What is surveillance 1,
How many photos are shared on ins...,
Which postmodernist talks about d...
20  cards
Crime Prevention and Control: Punishment
What is the lr perspective on pun...,
What is the rr perspective on pun...,
What is the labelling perspective...
31  cards
Victimology
What is the definition of a victim 1,
What is victimology 2,
What are the two types of victimo...
23  cards

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