Left Realist Essay - Relative deprivation

Question 1

Lea + Young

Answer 1

People get upset seeing others having more than them - this can lead to crime as they often try to get what they want. M/C can also experience this - white collar crime can happen due to their desire to show their economic success through consumerism

Question 2

Runciman

Answer 2

deprivation leads to crime as individuals see it as a way to get what they feel they are entitled to

Question 3

Evidence

Answer 3

2011 London Riots - which began in Tottenham, London, were significantly influenced by social deprivation - BBC News

Question 4

Marxists (AO3)

Answer 4

This argument fails to mention corporate crime which is actually more harmful to society

Question 5

AO3

Answer 5

This theory cannot fully explain crime as not all those who experience relative deprivation commit crime. This theory overstates the amount of crime that actually takes place