Marxist Theory Flashcards
What does traditional Marxist claim ?
Law is part of ideological and repressive state apparatus Those that control means of production maintain their wealth and power Ruling class Employ repression and ideology to maintain capitalism The working class crime is high profile and white collar n corporate under
What is argued about white collar and corporate crime
Middle class crime white collar and corporate are under represented in offices stats
What does frank pierce claim about Marxism corporate crime
Illegal activities of American corporations
Illegal price fixing
General Electric 50 mill profit
Why is the protection of corporate crime rare
Lawyers negotiate
What does the Williams chambliss claim ?
Interviews professional thrives
Participant ovbser
to show leading member of Seattle ruling class were behind organised crime
Hanged out in bars
What do slapped and tombs state about corporate crime
Misspelling of PPI
What does cultural and neo Marxism claim ?
Relates to structural analysis of traditional marxism and see decience as a set of cultural values
What does neo Marxist Paul Williams claim
Participant observation
Behaviour in schools
Working class subculture reflect rest of wc
Rebelling teenagers showing contempt for middle class
What is claimed about street crime ?
Traditional Marxist- not by product of capitalism buy endemic it will always be there
Official stats under rep crime as a lot goes unreported
What does Stuart halls Marxist view on street crime claim
Young black mugger
Needs hegemonic consensus for working classes to work
state in crisi of hegemony so made a moral panic on black youth
When was youth cultures term created
50s teddy boys
what are emerging subcultures a result of
Ideological forms of resistance
What does hall and Jefferson claim about marxis subcultures
Wc subcultures crime is an attitude to resist middle class values imposed on them
Achieved by forming subcultures
Involves ritualistic behaviour football hooliganism
Aggression compensates for loss of status
What does p Cohen state about marxis subcultures
Used semiotics to read subcultral elements
Decodes mods
Trad working class community decline in 1960
Skin head working class
Mods attempt to be middle class
What does d hebdige claim about Marxist subcultures
Subcultures are expressive forms
Reggae music not just for youth all ethnic groups
