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AQA GCSE Sociology: Crime - Merton's strain theory
Detailed lesson with lots of scaffolding based on adaptive teaching that help students understand how the strain of anomie might lead to criminal and deviant behaviour. Describe the strain theory of crime and identify Merton’s four adaptations of the strain of anomie.
Cover the following key terms:
Strain theory of crime and deviance
Anomie
strain of Anomie
Definitions that might help we will cover:
The American Dream
Means
Legitimate
Strain
Social structure (extension)
Key terms you SHOULD know that link:
Functionalism
value consensus
social order
Consensus theory
structuralism vs interactionism
Determinism
Meritocracy
Covers the following sociologists:
Merton
Answers for ALL activities included
Includes a key term and definition sheet needed for the lesson
Covers how to answer 4 marker ‘perspective’ exam question with a success criteria and scaffolding to help students answer it.
RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PPT
Starter activity gives the option of two 3 markers student can choose to answer and includes a student-friendly mark-scheme for each
Detailed lesson with lots of scaffolding based on adaptive teaching that help students understand how the strain of anomie might lead to criminal and deviant behaviour. Describe the strain theory of crime and identify Merton’s four adaptations of the strain of anomie.
Cover the following key terms:
Strain theory of crime and deviance
Anomie
strain of Anomie
Definitions that might help we will cover:
The American Dream
Means
Legitimate
Strain
Social structure (extension)
Key terms you SHOULD know that link:
Functionalism
value consensus
social order
Consensus theory
structuralism vs interactionism
Determinism
Meritocracy
Covers the following sociologists:
Merton
Answers for ALL activities included
Includes a key term and definition sheet needed for the lesson
Covers how to answer 4 marker ‘perspective’ exam question with a success criteria and scaffolding to help students answer it.
RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PPT
Starter activity gives the option of two 3 markers student can choose to answer and includes a student-friendly mark-scheme for each