Neo-Marxist Theories Flashcards
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What is the new criminology and who says it?
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TAYLOR, WALTON AND YOUNG - social structures shaped criminal behaviour, but individuals could demonstrate agency (assign meanings to crime)
Saw criminals as victims of society and act as resistance to capitalism.
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What are the considerations of the Fully Social Theory?
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Wider origins of deviant act - refers to power structure in society and structural inequality
Immediate origins of the deviant act - particular circumstances that have caused people to commit a crime.
The actual act of deviance - what was the meaning of the act?
Immediate origins of social reaction - reaction of those connected with individual.
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