C&D neo Marxist Flashcards
What are the neo Marxist 6 theory of deviance
who was it?
Taylor et al
Wider origin
Immediate origin
Act
Immediate social reaction
Wider social reaction
Outcome
Wider origin e.g.
didnt do well in school due to negative label of being w/c- cant get a high enough paying job
Immediate origin e.g.
had not enough money for food from his low paying job hungry.
Act
Seeking drugs for food
Traditional Marxist argue
not marxist enough doesnt studying on a macro scale only micro
Feminist argue Taylor et al
‘Gender blind’ no mention of crimes against woman such as domestic abuse doesn’t have wider consequence or cause - based on non property crimes
Zombie concept
public follow what the government is telling us - passively
Taylor et al evaluation media
overexaggerating in the media could be good as having a show of high police force - less likely to want to commit crime as they feared they may get caught
Why do w/c commit crimes Marxist
Economic pressures
need for money oppression w/c capitalistic society
Stuart hall moral panic
used taylor et al to describe moral panic - one minor problem gets overexaggrated and becomes worse than it is (media) larger issues - covid-19 toilet rolls
Moral panic social crisis wider origin
social crisis of riots
Immediate origin
Inner city riots (high strikes) government needed scapegoat distraction onto the wrong group to divert blame and scapegoated to draw attention away from the crisis
Act
Police suggest mugging is more likely to be done by African Caribbean men
Immediate social reaction
Media outrage at mugging at racism in met police
Wider social reaction
Scapegoat needed ease when blame on African Caribbean men being blamed
Outcome
Injustice and loss of confidence in cjs among ethnic minority negative stereotypes African Caribbean
Ideological dominance in the media
bourgeoises promote expensive lifestyle - glorification - w/c separate from there lives as there in a false consciousness that they can’t achieve it but want it due to low paying job - poor education system.
resulting in loans - more money bourgeois, high interest rates or acceptance - maintaining hegemony
Neo Marxist agrees with traditional Marxism
Economy is most important in society criminogenic society
Capitalism is the blame for crime inequality in society
To stop crime - move away from capitalist society
Crime is considered voluntary
Free will - conscious choices meaningful action - not passive - zombie concept - active agents
Politically motivated
Gilroy
Crime was a political resistance (London riot triggered by ) killing of mark duggin, and not the results of left realists
