AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Explaining Criminal and Deviant BehaviourIn Women, Crime and Poverty (1988), Pat Carlen combined a feminist perspective with control theory. She conducted in-depth, unstructured interviews with 39 convicted women aged 15–46, most of whom were working class. Some were in prison or youth custody when interviewed.
- Revise: Crime and deviance key terms
An approach asking why people conform, including how restrictions and promised rewards discourage offending. Heidensohn examined controls over women; Carlen examined rewards for conformity.