A comprehensive lesson sequence covering gender and crime, suitable for AQA A-level Sociology.
The lessons cover:
- Gender differences in patterns of offending and victimisation
- Explanations for the apparent under-representation of women in official crime statistics
- Pollak’s chivalry thesis and evidence for and against gender bias within the criminal justice system
- The concepts of double deviance and the gender deal
- Heidensohn’s control theory and patriarchal control in the home, workplace and public
- Carlen’s class and gender deals
- Adler’s liberation thesis and changes in female offending
- Explanations of male crime, including masculinity and Messerschmidt’s concept of hegemonic masculinity
Students are supported in developing knowledge of key sociologists and concepts, applying explanations to evidence and contemporary examples, and evaluating the strengths and limitations of different explanations.
These lessons are ideal for teaching gender and crime for the first time, consolidating learning, or supporting revision and exam preparation.
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