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
