A2 SCLY4 Crime and Deviance Sociology Exam June 2014

Yaah
and they have to do 4 exams at the end of the 2 years. Idk if we have it bad or they?

Age and class are a sort of combination of other theories, you just have to think of what there is in other theories that can cause crime according to age and social class. Locality is basically the same, the only bit that is different is Shaw and McKay's Chicago study, if you give it a Google you'll find it

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Sure
for description of theories
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2601263&page=15&x=0&y=0#post48149065
for C+D key studies
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2601263&page=11
for Science and Suicide key studies
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2601263&page=10&p=46962223#post46962223

we didn't have a text book, she just gave us loads of power points and we've done nothing on social policy

But can this came up as a single question? E.g Assess sociological explanations of class differences/age/locality in the patterns of crime (21)

Or you can only talk about this in relation to something else?

wait whats the syllabus changing to?
its says first teaching in september 2015 so i guess next year?

what will they be learning new topics?

I think the structure of the exam has changed more than the content. And apparently its 3 exams, with a choice between beliefs or families. Followed by education and crime which are still compulsory. I heard my teacher say something about 10 and 20 marks worth and 30 minute exams. Not to sure about this new spec tho. And yeah it does begin in 2015, but I think retakes for the old spec will be available next year

Is anyone actually revising Marxism and sociology as a science for theory? I really have no time


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I saw someone predict postmodernist theory for a 21 marker.. Does anyone with the A2 Webb textbook know what page it's on?


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Could you specifically get asked neo-marxism as a 33 marker? also is it worth going over functionalism and new right theory?

As far as I'm aware it is all the same. They view the individual in society

George Herbert Mead- elements of the self- me and I- I is the spontaneous, uncensored and rarely acted upon ideas that occur to us i.e. I hate this sociology paper, I'm going to leave the exam hall. The me is a censor to the I and rationalises your decisions i.e. I hate this exam paper, I really want to leave but I won't because I'll get no marks and everyone will look at me. The self only emerges through social interaction and role take as a child in two stages. The play stage (playing families, you see yourself as a mum or dad) and the game stage (have to view not only your own role, but your team mates and your opponents)

Erving Goffman- dramaturgical thesis- life is like a play and we it's actors. He has 6 ideas-
impression management- the idea that whilst we express ourselves we are making an impression on someone. Therefore we have to see ourselves through each other's eyes as well and manage the impression we intend to give
performance- we ask people to believe in the "performance" we play in all social interactions. in order to be convincing we have to sustained and cohesive
fronts and regions- in essence the stage. The front is the workplace where we have to put on our performance i.e. if a teacher a school. The back is where we relax i.e. at home. A region is the blur of the two i.e. a staff room in a school
if performances fail- we often feel embarrassed and can retire from our roles
role distance- our roles are not scripted and we are constantly putting our spin on things. We are more than just the role we play in society
role and power- the hierarchical organisation of institutions actively defines our roles and helps us develop our individuality

Harold Garfinkel- documentary method- we constantly analyse our lives through patterns. When an event occurs we try to analyse it in terms of other events. That way we can relay the similar information if a similar event was to occur. i.e. at AS level "omg i hate sociology I haven't revised!" at A2 level "i didn't revise last year, I will revise this year"

Howard Becker- labelling theory- need I explain this??

Hope this helped

Marxist came up last year so I doubt it
Yeah I reckon it's best to go over everything possible