Ethnic Differences are Socially Constructed (Gilroy) - Labelling Flashcards
What does Gilroy argue black criminality is?
A myth created by racist stereotypes
In reality, black groups are…
No more criminal
What are the stats?
A product of labelling
What is EM ‘crime’ a form of?
Political resistance against racist society
Where does political resistance have roots in?
Earlier struggles against British Imperialism
Where did most black people originate in?
Former British Colonies
What did anti-colonial struggles teach them? Provide examples
How to resist oppression e.g. riots and demonstrations
When black people faced racism in Britain what did they adopt?
The same form of struggle
Their struggle was…
Criminalised by the British State
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Left Realism - Lea and Young - 1st gen immigrants were law abiding - so unlikely their anti-colonial struggle was a tradition passed on through generations
