Marxism Flashcards
Who was the first marxist writer on crime?
Bonger (1916)
what is the basis of the marxist theory
the law is made by the uc, reflects and protects their interests
How do the ruling class impose their values on the rest of society
through education, religion and the media
what did Bonger (1916) say capatalism was based on
selfishness and greed therefore crime is a perfectly normal outcome of these values
why does capatalism like crime
it diverts attention away from them
what did Chmabliss (1975) study?
after the black plague killed more than 1/3 of the country workers moved around asking for high wages. A law was introduced to to make workers accept work at a low wage. This law was introduced to protect the ruling class but disguised as only being there to help the workers not have to move around and find work
Who came up with magical solutions?
Brake 1980
who came up with resistance
hall and jefferson (1976)
clarke 1976
exaggeration
WHo first studied occupational and corporate crime
Sutherland (1940)
who found that employees saw theft as just a perk of the job
Ditton (1977)
evaluation of the traditional marixst approac
x doens’t ecplain murder which everyone agrees is wrong
x durkheim says the law reflects societies views
+ the laws are created in the house of lords who are all rich powerful people
x pressure from below leads to change e.g homosexuality
+ police patrol wc areas but protect rich areas
x rich people are arrested e.g hacking scandal
x trial by jury
+ all judges are rich
+ most prisoners are wc
x victims of the crime are ignored
x ignores female and ethnic moniority crime
what do feminists say about marxism
they say they are wrong as the laws are created in mens interests not the ruling classes
what do functionalists say about marxism
the laws are created in everyones interest
what do the new right say about marxism
its wrong, crime actually comes from an over generous welfare state
