Marxists on Negative Crime and Deviance Functions: The use of the RSA and ISA

Question 1

What is the RSA?

Answer 1

Repressive State Apparatus

Question 2

What is the ISA?

Answer 2

Ideological State Apparatus

Question 3

What are the RSA and ISA used for?

Answer 3

To keep the working class at a disadvantaged position in society

Question 4

What did Althusser say about the ISA?

Answer 4

It is often all the ruling class need to control the working class

Question 5

Name 2 institutions in the ISA

Answer 5

School, Media

Question 6

What do the ISA control?

Answer 6

The norms and values of society

Question 7

What does the ISA ensure?

Answer 7

False class consciousness

Question 8

What is false class consciousness?

Answer 8

The idea that the working class will not rise up to try and abolish capitalism

Question 9

What does Althusser argue about the RSA?

Answer 9

It is only used when the ruling class want to control the working class

Question 10

Give an example of an event where RSA would be used

Answer 10

Protests

Question 11

Why was there a student protest in 2010?

Answer 11

Because University fees were tripling

Question 12

What technique do police use in riots?

Answer 12

Kettling

Question 13

What happens in kettling?

Answer 13

All rioters are put into an enclosed area

Question 14

What is the effect of kettling?

Answer 14

Protestors get tired and no longer want to riot