Neo-Marxist Flashcards
how does the Neo-Marxist view differ from the Classical Marxist ideas?
they claim that ideas play an important role in shaping society, rather than the economy alone
how do Neo-Marxists attempt to develop the traditional marxist view of crime?
they argue that the individual has a degree of choice in their decision to commit crime meaning it is not only down to a capitalist society
how is the Neo-Marxist theory critisised?
for failing to examine the impact of gender and ethnicity
what type of theorist is Hall?
interactionist and neo marxist
what year did Hall develop his theory?
1978
what does Hall focus on?
the way that the media reinforce the idea that particular groups are criminal within a capitalist society
how did Hall conduct his research?
looking at moral panic surrounding mugging in Britain in the 1970s using neo marxsit ideas
how did moral panic of the British mugging occur?
newspapers repeatedly reported incidents of mugging, creating collective fear of an ‘enemy within’ usually young black men
what did Hall say turning young black men into people to fear caused?
more social solidarity and a common enemy, but also lead to devisions in the UK society
what did the divisions of UK society lead to?
stop and search policies usually on black youths
what did the excessive societal and police labelling the black youths lead to?
deviancy amplification, eventually leading to ‘race riots’ in early 1980
why was the 1970s a difficult period?
the UK faced an economic and political crisis so many were left unemployed and homeless
what does crisis of hegemony mean?
the dominance and acceptance of the ruling class ideas by the rest of society
what does scapegoat mean?
someone to blame for societies problems
what is an example of a scapegoat?
the black mugger
what was the impact of the ‘black muggers’ being labeled as the folk devils?
public demanded for the police to crack down on black crime
who developed the policing crisis?
Hall in 1920
