3.2 Postmodernism On Crime Flashcards
How did Winlow carry out his badfellas research?
Covert participant observation in the Sunderland as a bouncer
(Winlow) being a bouncer gave working class men what?
A job opportunity
(Winlow) muscles, broken noses and shaven heads became what?
A new form of masculinity
(Winlow) what is the crisis of masculinity?
Loss of traditional working class jobs and role in the family
(Winlow) being a bouncer is a way of making money and creating what?
Masculine identity with traditional values
What did presdee talk about?
The carnival of crime
(Presdee) what is a carnival?
A cathartic ritual
Hedonistic
E.g. New Years
(Presdee) in postmodern society what has a carnival become?
Constant need shown by binge drinking culture
(Presdee) what is the creeping criminalisation of everyday life?
People breaking rules just because they are there
The more laws put in place the more they are broken
(Presdee) how are music festivals a form of carnival in which people break rules?
Drinking and doing drugs
(Katz) what did Katz talk about?
The seductions of crime
(Katz) for what 3 reasons do people commit crime?
Fun
Thrills
Status from peers
(Katz and Lyng) what is edgework?
Exploring the edges of cultural and moral boundaries and pushing them for the thrills you can get out of it
(Katz and Lyng) after this thrill seeking you are left with what?
A sense of accomplishment and superiority
