NEO-MARXISM Flashcards
What did the CCCS analysis research?
Youth subcultures such as ‘teddy boys’.
What did the CCCS argue about attitudes and style of subcultures?
Each could be seen as expressions of resistance against capitalist society and class inequality.
What did ‘The New Criminology’ suggest?
The idea of ‘radical theory of crime’.
What did Taylor, Walton and Young speak about in 1972?
A ‘full social theory of deviance’.
What do Taylor, Walton and Young argue must be considered?
- circumstances around the choice to commit a deviant act.
- the meaning of the act to the person.
- any affects caused by social reaction.
What does Gilroy develop through his study of black criminality?
The view of crime as a form of resistance.
What did Gilroy say about ethnic minorities and crime?
Turn to crime as a way to defend themselves in a society that treats them badly.
What was the name of Chambliss’ study?
‘Saints and Roughnecks’.
Who were the ‘Saints’ in Chambliss’ study?
Eight, white, upper/middle class boys.
Who were the ‘Roughnecks’ in Chambliss’ study?
Six, lower-class boys.
What did Chambliss find about the ‘Saints’?
Involved in equally deviant behaviour but not one was arrested in the two year period studied.
What was the consequence for the ‘Roughnecks’ in Chambliss’ study?
Constantly in trouble with the police and community, even though their rate of deviance was the same.
What did Chambliss state about labelling?
‘Labelling means poor ‘tough’ kids will be noticed, whether their action are deviant or not.’
What was the name of Hall’s study?
Policing the Crisis.
What did Hall look at in their study?
Interactionist ideas of society’s reaction to certain forms of deviance, such as labelling, but through social class positions and economic conditions at the time.
What does Hall state about the term ‘mugging’?
First used by British media in 1972, does not actually exist as a crime. The media reported very high stats on this, even though they could not prove the stats.
Which group was the term ‘mugging’ attributed too?
Black males.
What are Neo-Marxists accused of being?
Too extreme and far fetched.
What is a criticism of Neo-Marxists?
Crime creates the label.
What do Neo-Marxists ignore?
Factors such as gender. And middle class subcultures.
