This information will provide explanations on how the mass media influences the changes in the patterns of crime and deviance within society.

 

Crime and Deviance subtopics

1)Functionalist, strain and subcultural theories
2)Labelling theory
3)Marxist theories
4)Realist theories
5)Gendey, crime and justice
6)Ethnicity, crime and justice
7)Crime and media
8)Globalisation, green crime, human rights and state crimes
9)Control, punishment and victims
10)Suicide

Sociological Theories

-Durkheim's Functionalist theory

-Merton's strain theory

-Subcultural Strain theories

-Traditional/Neo traditional Marxist theory

CRIME AND DEVIANCE- WEB LINK
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUES IN SOCIETY REGARDING ETHNICITY AND CRIME

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22904552

The changing patterns of the crime rate:

• Increased awareness of reporting and recording hate crimes
• Police officers more likely to target of the religously aggravated abuse
• The changes of people's views and attitude of ethnic minorities and religion

Women and Crime

•There are many reasons as to why women may be seen to commit less deviant crimes than men. Their crimes become ignored within society by basing the traditional assumptions with women rather than noticing their flaws.
•Heidensohn, a feminist sociologist suggests three factors for the invisibility of women:
-Women’s crimes are ignored as they don’t come across as a real social threat. Men’s crimes tend to be more violent and dangerous.
-Women associated crimes lack the same excitement as crimes associated with men, for example stealing is not seen as very interesting.
-Female crimes are also ignored as often the norms and laws associated with women are assumed and stereotyped.

Crime and Deviance

Revision for crime and deviance:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Revision:AQA_A_Level_Sociology_-_Crime_and_Deviance

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Crime & Deviance

Crime : An act that is illegal
Deviance: Behaviour that is seen as not normal and does not conform to societies norms and values.

Crime and deviance can be linked because there are acts that are illegal and do not conform to society. For example, murder.
However, some crimes are not deviant. For example, piracy is a crime but many people do it. Also, using a mobile phone whilst driving is illegal but most drivers do it.
Deviant behaviour is not always illegal. For example, being loud on the bus is not illegal but it is deviant as it is not acceptable.