Neo-Marxism

Question 1

What is the difference between a Marxist and a Neo-Marxist?

Answer 1

They have the same ideology by neo-Marxists recognise that there are problems with traditional Marxist explanations of crime and deviance

Question 2

What is Taylor et al’s ‘New Criminology’?

Answer 2

A rejection of Marxist views that workers are driven to crime by economic necessity - they in fact believe that it is a voluntary act

Question 3

Why do people commit crimes?

Answer 3

To protest against capitalism

Question 4

What did Taylor et al want to create?

Answer 4

A ‘fully social theory of crime and deviance’

Question 5

Part 1 of ‘New Criminology’

Answer 5

They look at the wider origins of the deviant act

Question 6

Part 2 of ‘New Criminology’

Answer 6

They look at the immediate origins of the deviant act

Question 7

Part 3 of ‘New Criminology’

Answer 7

They looked at the act itself

Question 8

Part 4 of ‘New Criminology’

Answer 8

The immediate origins of the social reaction

Question 9

Part 5 of ‘New Criminology’

Answer 9

The wider origins of the social reaction in the structure of capitalist society

Question 10

Part 6 of ‘New Criminology’

Answer 10

The effects of labelling on the deviants future actions

Question 11

What is the purpose for the 6 main stages of ‘New Criminology’?

Answer 11

These 6 factors give a total explanation for crime and deviance

Question 12

Criticism of Taylor et al

Answer 12

Feminism - it is ‘gender blind’ and only focuses of male criminality

Question 13

What do left realists say about Taylor et al?

Answer 13

He romanticises working class criminals

He doesn’t take crime seriously and ignores its effects on working class victims