AQA GCSE Sociology: Crime - Merton's strain theory

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  • 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