Sociology GCSE
Social Construction of Deviance
What Social Construction of Deviance means in Sociology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Social Construction of Deviance
Examination of how definitions of crime and deviance are not fixed but vary across time, culture, and social context, influenced by the power to label.
Topics that use Social Construction of Deviance
- Crime and deviance (AQA GCSE)
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Using Social Construction of Deviance in the exam
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