Explaining you deviance - Neomarxists Flashcards
1
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Who are an example of left realist sociologists ?
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Lea and Young
2
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What do Lea and Young discuss ?
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- left realists
- type of neo-marxism
- look at what leads to youths committing crime
- say crime is caused by structural inequalities
3
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What are 3 of the main key points that Lea and Young look at ?
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- Relative deprivation
- marginalisation
- subcultures
4
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What is relative deprivation ?
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- people feel deprived when they compare themselves to others who have more
- Media is the main source of this which means that increase in media means an increase in relative deprivation
- Youths feel deprived as compared to adults they
5
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What is marginalisation ?
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- When marginalised groups don’t have a voice in society as they are excluded
- They feel powerlessness and can’t voice their frustrations
- Young people are easily marginalised as they lack power, rights and respect
6
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What is an example of marginalisation ?
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London riots - 2011
7
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What is individualism and who studied it ?
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- Young
- Says its the reason for deviance and crime as others are selfish and don’t think about the impacts on wider society
8
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What does subcultures have to do with in relation to Lea and Young’s study ?
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- youths join subcultures to resist mainstream society and capitalist views
- subcultures have norms and values that may be seen as deviant
- they resist blocked opportunities
9
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What are the evaluative points against the neo-marxist viewpoint ?
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- feminists say they ignore gender differences
- outdated (still look at spectacular youths)
Counterpoint:
Left realists are more up to date than the CCCS
10
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What do neo-marxists and the CCCS see criminality as a form of ?
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Resistance against societies control
Their identity being threatened
11
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What do the CCCS say ?
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- Deviant behaviour in subcultures is a form of resistance against social control
- This is a reaction to their identities being threatened
- Related to territory, identity and control
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