| Term 1 | Crime & Deviance and Media | |
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| Teacher 1: Students will begin the Crime & Deviance unit with a study of the functionalist, strain and subcultural theories of crime and deviance. This will be followed by an examination of interactionism and labelling theories as well as the relationship between class, power and crime.
Teacher 2: Students will begin the 'Media' unit, starting with a study of the ownership and control of the media, including sociological explanations of this. This is followed by a study of sociological explanations of the media, globalisation and popular culture. The study of media will then continue with a focus on the selection and presentation of the news including how it is socially constructed and regulated. |
| Assessment: Students will be assessed by fortnightly timed assessments. Some will be short (up to 10 marks) while others will be longer and involve a full paper reflecting the real exam of 40 (Media) or 50 marks (Crime & Deviance). | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 2 | Crime & Deviance and Media | |
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| Teacher 1: Students will begin this term by learning about right and left realist theories of crime. This is followed by learning about patterns and explanations for gender differences in crime.
Teacher 2: This term will begin with an examination of the media representation of age, social class and ethnicity followed by a focus on how the media represents gender, sexuality and disability. |
| Assessment: Students will be assessed by fortnightly timed assessments. Some will be short (up to 10 marks) while others will be longer and involve a full paper reflecting the real exam of 40 (Media) or 50 marks (Crime & Deviance).
Students will also sit their first set of mocks in this term. This will involve three papers that reflect the full exam structure. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 3 | Crime & Deviance and Media | |
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| Teacher 1: Learning will start with an examination of the patterns and explanations for ethnic differences in crime. Followed by a focus on the relationship between the media and crime, and research that suggests that the media is a cause of crime. This is followed by an examination of the links between globalisation and crime, in particular that of green crimes and state crime.
Teacher 2: This is followed by an examination of sociological explanations of the relationship between the media, their content and presentation, and audiences. The unit will then be completed with a focus on sociological explanations for the new media and understanding its role in contemporary society, |
| Assessment: Students will be assessed by fortnightly timed assessments. Some will be short (up to 10 marks) while others will be longer and involve a full paper reflecting the real exam of 40 (Media) or 50 marks (Crime & Deviance). | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 4 | Crime & Deviance and Theory | |
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| Teacher 1: The Crime and Deviance unit will be completed with an examination of sociological theories and evidence for crime prevention and control, surveillance and punishment; followed by an examination of victimology including patterns of victimisation and its impact. The focus will then move to 'Theory' with a focus on action theories, including the difference between structure and action theories and the different types of action theories.
Teacher 2: The theory unit will be completed this term and for teacher 2 this will focus on the arguments for and against the view that sociology is a science, with key focus on positivism and interpretivism. This will be followed by an examination of what the meaning of objectivity, subjectivity and value freedom is, and a focus on arguments the arguments surrounding whether sociology can and should be value-free. Theory in sociology will then be completed with an examination of globalisation, modernity and postmodernity. |
| Assessment: Students will be assessed by fortnightly timed assessments. Some will be short (up to 10 marks) while others will be longer and involve a full paper reflecting the real exam of 40 (Media) or 50 marks (Crime & Deviance).
Students will also sit their second set of mocks in this term. This will involve three papers that reflect the full exam structure. | Key Words and Terms |
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| Term 5 | Revision | |
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| Students will spend their lessons revising in preparation for their final external exams which normally begin at the end of term 5 |
| Assessment: Formal A Level examinations
Paper 1 - Education with Theory and Methods -33% (2 hours)
Paper 2 - Families & Households + Media - 33% (2 hours)
Paper 3 - Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods - 33% (2 hours | Key Words and Terms |
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