Neo Marxism:

Question 1

Main ideas

Answer 1

Sociologists influenced by many ideas put forward by Marxism.

Question 2

Explain anti determinism:

Answer 2

Taylor argues Marxism is deterministic, sees workers as driven to commit crimes.

They see crime as meaningful action and a conscious choice by actor, crime had a political motives

Question 3

Explain a fully social theory of deviance.

Answer 3

A comprehensive understand if come that helps change society for better

Question 4

Two main sources of fully social theory of deviance:

Answer 4

Marxists ideas about unequal distribution of wealth and who has power to enforce law

Ideas from interactionism and labelling theory about meaning of deviant act from actor

Question 5

6 aspects of fully social theory of deviance:

Answer 5

Wider origins of deviant act, unequal distribution of wealth and power in capitalist society

Immediate origins of deviant act, particular context

Act itself, meaning

Immediate origins of social reaction, reactions of those around deviant like police and community

Wider origins of social reaction, who has the power to define actions as deviant and to label others

Effects of labelling: does labelling lead to crime

Question 6

Evaluation;

Answer 6

Gender blind

Romanticised working class criminals