neo marxism explanation

Question 1

gramsci

Answer 1

the ruling class had become a hegemony that had considerable influential people with shared interests to keep capitalism fueled

Question 2

hall - policing the crisis

Answer 2

the ruling class created and reinforced laws for the benefit of the rich
- mugging: new label for all street crime that targeted black youth created a moral panic from the media

Question 3

centre for contemporary cultural studies

Answer 3

identity, styles and societal reactions of each subculture can be seen as expressions of resistance against capitalist society

Question 4

new criminology - taylor, walton and young 1973

Answer 4

• inequalities lie at the root of crime and they support a radical transformation of society
• people turn to crime as a meaningful attempt to construct their own self conception

Question 5

social theory of deviance

Answer 5

• wider origins of act
• immediate origins of act
• the act itself
• immediate origins of societal reactions
• wider origins of societal reactions
• effects of labelling on deviants future

Question 6

evaluation

Answer 6

• many victims of crime are working class
• domestic violence etc are difficult to imagine having a political motive
• conbating crime gave a far to romantic view of criminals