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Deviance, Crime and Social Order

2 dot points, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.

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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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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