Sociological Explanations of Crime
Strain, subculture, control, labelling, conflict, gender and social-distribution explanations.
How to study GCSE Sociology
Define the concept, compare perspectives, use study or source evidence, evaluate method and reach a substantiated conclusion.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Explanations locate causes in opportunity, inequality, learning, control, labels or power.
Exam cue: Identify the scope and evidence that control the sociological explanations of crime decision before selecting a rule or method.
Concept 2
A theory should explain a specified pattern rather than crime in the abstract.
Exam cue: Connect explanations locate causes in opportunity, inequality, learning, control, labels or power. with a theory should explain a specified pattern rather than crime in the abstract. and test the conclusion against evaluation compares evidence, scope, determinism and neglected offences or groups..
Concept 3
Evaluation compares evidence, scope, determinism and neglected offences or groups.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Applying a neighbouring topic or route rule without checking whether it belongs to Sociological Explanations of Crime.
Guardrail: Check the current official source, route and assessment boundary before relying on a memorised rule.
Memorising a label or number without being able to interpret evidence, explain the boundary or apply the method.
Guardrail: Check the current official source, route and assessment boundary before relying on a memorised rule.
Memory anchors
Sociological Explanations of Crime
Strain, subculture, control, labelling, conflict, gender and social-distribution explanations.
Sociological Explanations of Crime: core principle
Explanations locate causes in opportunity, inequality, learning, control, labels or power.
Sociological Explanations of Crime: application
A theory should explain a specified pattern rather than crime in the abstract.
Sociological Explanations of Crime: evidence check
Evaluation compares evidence, scope, determinism and neglected offences or groups.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
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Move forward only after this module is stable.
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