Neo-Marxist Theories of Racism

Question 1

Which myth about crimes do Neo-Marxists argue police believe in?

Answer 1

Myth of black criminality

Question 2

Which Neo-Marxist said police believed in the myth of Black criminality?

Answer 2

Gilroy

Question 3

What do police assume about black people?

Answer 3

That they have experienced poor primary socialisation

Question 4

What does it mean if black people have experienced inefficient primary socialisation?

Answer 4

They have not had their fathers in their lives

Question 5

What role do fathers play for black males in the family?

Answer 5

Act as a role model

Question 6

What does 2020 Home Office Data show for stop and search statistics for black people?

Answer 6

They are 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched by the police

Question 7

Which data showed Black people were overrepresented in prison by 10%

Answer 7

2020 Ministry of Justice Data

Question 8

What would Left Realists argue about the Official Crime Statistics?

Answer 8

They accurately represent crime statistics in society

Question 9

If Left Realists believe Official Crime Statistics are true, what does this mean they believe about black criminality?

Answer 9

They think black people are more likely to commit crimes

Question 10

Which Left Realists created 3 reasons to why black males are more likely to turn to crime?

Answer 10

Lea and Young

Question 11

What form of pressure do Lea and Young argue black youths experience?

Answer 11

Pressure to consume

Question 12

What are black youths pressured into buying?

Answer 12

New technology and clothes

Question 13

Name a piece of technology black working class youths may be pressured to buy

Answer 13

Iphone 16

Question 14

What will black working class youths turn to if they cannot afford the consumer products?

Answer 14

Crime

Question 15

What form of crime will black working class youths commit to conform to pressure to consume?

Answer 15

Theft

Question 16

What do Left Realists argue about marginalisation of black working class people when they are adults?

Answer 16

The police negatively label them

Question 17

What do Neo-Marxists believe with the media about the myth of black criminality?

Answer 17

The media spread the myth of black criminality

Question 18

What do Neo-Marxists believe is the purpose of the media for the ruling class?

Answer 18

To continue exploiting the proletariat

Question 19

Who argued black crime is purposefully spread by the media?

Answer 19

Gilroy

Question 20

How can fear of crime be exploited by the police?

Answer 20

Use it to increase their budgets

Question 21

Name an action police officers may be more likely to do on ethnic minorities

Answer 21

Stop and search

Question 22

What would Functionalists argue about Neo-Marxists analysis of media impact on crime?

Answer 22

They ignore the positive impact the media has on crime

Question 23

Which Functionalist said media reporting of crime is useful for society?

Answer 23

Durkheim

Question 24

Why does Durkheim say media coverage of crime is useful for society?

Answer 24

It shows to society that an action someone has committed is unacceptable

Question 25

What is reinforced in society when the media reports on crime according to Functionalists?

Answer 25

Value consensus

Question 26

What do Neo-Marxists say the media create around ethnic minority crime?

Answer 26

Moral panics

Question 27

When did Hall do his study?

Answer 27

1970s

Question 28

Who were the folk devils in Hall’s study?

Answer 28

Black muggers

Question 29

How did the media report on the black muggers?

Answer 29

They exaggerated their criminal activities

Question 30

Why did the media create the moral panic according to Hall?

Answer 30

To divert the public’s attention from capitalism failing

Question 31

What decade did Hall do his study?

Answer 31

1970s

Question 32

How did deviancy amplification occur after the media report on the black muggers?

Answer 32

They started to mug people on a larger scale

Question 33

What would Interactionists believe about the Neo-Marxist argument of the media creating moral panics around crime and deviance?

Answer 33

They would agree

Question 34

Who studied the mods and rockers?

Answer 34

Cohen

Question 35

What actions did the mods and rockers engage in?

Answer 35

Fighting on beaches

Question 36

How did the media report on the mods and rockers fights?

Answer 36

They sensationalised them

Question 37

Why did media reporting on mods and rockers fights cause deviancy amplification?

Answer 37

Young people wanted their 5 minutes of fame by appearing in the newspaper

Question 38

What happened to mods and rocker fight participant numbers after the media reported on them?

Answer 38

Participant numbers increased