Sociology

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Across
  1. 2. REALISM Perspective focusing on crime’s real effects on working-class victims and inequality
  2. 8. A social system where men hold primary power over women
  3. 11. CRIME Non-violent crime committed by professionals in their workplace
  4. 12. MONOGAMY Having several long-term relationships one after another
  5. 15. A system where status and success are based on individual talent and effort
  6. 16. Developed strain theory and five types of individual response to anomie
  7. 18. A sociological approach that uses scientific methods to study society
  8. 19. Weber’s concept of understanding social action through empathy
  9. 20. CURRICULUM A curriculum that prioritises the culture and history of the dominant ethnic group
  10. 24. Left realist who linked crime to relative deprivation and marginalisation
  11. 26. Feminist who criticised the idea of symmetrical families and gender role socialisation
  12. 29. Found that girls’ aspirations shifted from marriage to careers over time
  13. 31. RACISM Systemic bias embedded in the practices of organisations like schools or police
  14. 32. DEVILS Groups labelled by the media as threats to social order
  15. 35. A group with norms and values that differ from mainstream society
  16. 36. Argues that schools operate institutional racism through assessments and expectations
  17. 38. Saw crime as functional, inevitable, and reinforcing social norms
  18. 39. The process by which teachers classify students based on assumptions, often influenced by stereotypes
  19. 40. CHILDHOOD Term used to describe how modern society damages children’s development
  20. 44. PANIC Media-fuelled public anxiety about deviance or crime
  21. 46. Interactionist who introduced the idea of the ideal pupil and teacher labelling
  22. 47. Using more than one research method to improve validity
  23. 49. CAPITAL Bourdieu’s concept describing the values, habits, and knowledge passed on by middle-class families that benefit students in education
  24. 50. Turning education into a marketplace to increase standards through competition
  25. 52. A sociological approach that focuses on understanding the meanings behind actions
  26. 53. Studied the effects of streaming and found it reinforced class differences
Down
  1. 1. A shift in gender roles and expectations, especially among young people
  2. 3. FAMILY A postmodern concept of the family based on equality and choice
  3. 4. The principle that a theory must be testable and capable of being disproved
  4. 5. The interconnectedness of social categories like class, race, and gender
  5. 6. A social shift where children’s needs are prioritised more than in the past
  6. 7. AND GINTIS Claimed schools mirror the workplace and reinforce capitalist values
  7. 9. THEORY A perspective that examines small-scale social interactions
  8. 10. THEORY A perspective that looks at large-scale social structures
  9. 13. CURRICULUM The informal learning of values, norms, and attitudes in school, not part of the official curriculum
  10. 14. AMPLIFICATION When societal reactions to deviance lead to an increase in deviance
  11. 17. Defining a concept so it can be measured in sociological research
  12. 21. EDUCATION Government programs aimed at reducing educational inequality
  13. 22. WINDOWS THEORY The idea that minor disorder leads to more serious crime if unchecked
  14. 23. PROPHECY When a student internalises a label and begins to act accordingly
  15. 25. The practice of dividing pupils into ability groups for all subjects
  16. 27. A system in which parental choice drives education rather than ability or equality
  17. 28. FREEDOM The idea that research should be unbiased and objective
  18. 30. REALISM Conservative view that focuses on tough policing and individual responsibility
  19. 33. Marxist who argued that the family supports capitalism through unpaid domestic labour
  20. 34. CRIME Illegal acts by companies or their employees for organisational gain
  21. 35. FAMILY A family where roles of men and women are more equal
  22. 37. CHOICE THEORY Theory that people weigh up the pros and cons before choosing to commit a crime
  23. 41. Durkheim’s term for a breakdown of norms leading to confusion and deviance
  24. 42. Argued that education acts as a bridge between family and wider society
  25. 43. Marxist who studied working-class boys resisting school through anti-school subcultures
  26. 45. CRIME Crimes committed by or with the approval of government agencies
  27. 48. DEPRIVATION Feeling disadvantaged by comparison to others, even if basic needs are met
  28. 51. Found black girls resisted teacher racism through independent strategies