Historical Perspectives: Deviance, Conflict, Censure and Control

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Challenge ¡®common sense¡¯ arguments.
• Demonstrate a critical knowledge of historical and empirical studies in criminology and sociology.
• Outline the historical development of key areas relating to social conflict, perceptions of deviance, and the criminal justice system.
• Communicate ideas and arguments in a variety of written formats.
• Recognise the importance of the voices of ordinary people.
• Understand the role of social change and its impact upon social life, conflict, crime and social control.
• Assess the importance of history in understanding contemporary criminological and sociological issues.
• Work with others to investigate problems and to present arguments and evidence.
• Identify, select and draw upon a range of sources to support the development of an argument
• Describe and examine a range of key concepts and theoretical approaches in sociology and criminology, evaluate their application and use them to analyse social phenomena and crime, victimisation and deviance

Summative

This is how we¡¯ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we¡¯ll assess you if you don¡¯t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.