Abstract: The June 2022 GCSE Sociology Paper 2 explores “Crime and Deviance“ and “Social Stratification.“ Key topics include the dark figure of crime, corporate crime, youth crime statistics, and Carlen’s research on female criminality. It examines theories of social construction, labelling, and prison as social control. Social stratification discussions focus on relative poverty, patriarchy, Walby’s gender inequality theories, and the impact of social class on life chances. Research methods such as ethnography and overt observation are analyzed. The role of the welfare state and meritocracy in reducing poverty and inequality is critically debated. Keywords: sociology, crime, deviance, social stratification, poverty, patriarchy, research methods.