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Deviance, Crime and Social Order

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do sociologists explain why people break society's rules?

Explain and evaluate sociological theories of deviance and crime
Sociological theories of deviance and crime: Durkheim and functionalism, Merton's strain, labelling theory, Marxist and feminist views, with Australian crime statistics examples, for TCE Sociology.
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Why is deviance relative, and how do moral panics shape who is treated as deviant?

Explain how deviance is relative and evaluate the functions of deviance and the impact of moral panic
How deviance is relative to time, place, culture, gender and age for TCE Sociology, with Durkheim's functions and dysfunctions of deviance and Cohen's moral panic, folk devils and Australian examples.
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