Class, State and Crime - Quinney Flashcards

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Opposing groups with opposing ideas. Capitalist own and control the means of production (we sell our labour and then we receive a small fraction of the surplus value

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Conflict Theory

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Who controls and owns the means of production?

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Capitalist Class

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3
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Who are opposed and who oppress?

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Workers are oppressed

capitalists oppress

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4
Q

There is an ___ between workers and capitalist class

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Interdependence

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5
Q

Quinney states that the feds and government will step in if there is a threat to ?

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Social class

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6
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Example of capitalism?

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FORD PENTO
- wanted available for consumers for dead line, defect in gas tank, CEO decided that lawsuits were more affordable than recalling cars therefore sold them and people died.
Cost analysis-

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