Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Sociology - Crime and Deviance > Neo-Marxists on Crime and Deviance > Flashcards

Neo-Marxists on Crime and Deviance Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Sociology 101 flashcards
1
Q

Who do Neo-Marxists agree with?

A

Marxists

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What do Neo-Marxists agree with Marxists on about Capitalism?

A

That it causes crime because of greed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What do Neo-Marxists believe about working-class crime being committed?

A

It can sometimes be committed as a political act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What do Neo-Marxists observe with racism and labelling?

A

This is used by the police and the media to create an image of who will be a criminal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What reason do Neo-Marxists believe working class individuals commit crime?

A

They do it as a political act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who said working class people commit crime as a deliberate act with political motives?

A

Taylor, Walton and Young

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What did Taylor, Walton and Young say about the amount of working class people who commit crime?

A

Most working class people will not commit crimes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What did Taylor, Walton and Young say about the cause of some crimes?

A

It was due to the redistribution of wealth from the bourgeoisie to the proletariat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Give an example of a working class crime acting to redistribute wealth

A

If a poor person stole something from a rich person

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What would Postmodernists argue Neo-Marxist views on why working class people commit crimes?

A

They argue it is outdated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What do Postmodernists say about how many crimes are politically motivated?

A

Few crimes are politically motivated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What does it mean if it is impossible to identify causes of a crime for each different person?

A

Each person has different needs for committing a crime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What did Henry and Milovanovic argue?

A

In a postmodern society it is no longer possible to identify causes of crime

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Name a crime which may have many different causes

A

Murder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

According to 2020 Home Office Data, how many times more likely are black people to be stopped and searched?

A

9 times more likely

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is the effect on OCS if the police believe in the myth of black criminality?

A

The statistics are not correct

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Name 3 reasons why people might commit murder

A

Revenge, Jealousy, Rage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Which social institution believes in the myth of black criminality?

A

The Police

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What do police assume about black people’s upbringing?

A

They did not experience efficient primary socialisation, leading them to become criminals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What does Gilroy say about the frequency of black people committing crime?

A

They do not commit crime more frequently than people from other ethnic backgrounds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What did Gilroy say was the reason for all ethnicities to commit crime?

A

Poverty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Who said people from all ethnic backgrounds commit crime?

A

Gilroy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What is the impact of the myth of black criminality for police actions towards black people?

A

They are more violent towards them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

According to 2020 Ministry of Justice data, how overrepresented are black people in prison?

A

10% overrepresented

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Why are Official Crime Statistics reliable if the methods are standardised?

A

There will not be any bias present in the reporting of crimes

19
Q

What would Functionalists say about the police being more likely to report black people for crime?

A

It is not true as they use Standardised methods to record their data

19
Q

What is standardisation?

A

When the same processes are used throughout something

20
Q

According to Functionalists, how would the police report a crime if a poor black woman or a wealthy white man stole a pair of shoes?

A

They would report it the same either way

20
Q

How will the media spread the myth of black criminality?

A

They highlight the ethnicities of criminals

21
Q

Who said the media spread the myth of black criminality?

A

Gilroy

22
Q

What is the impact among the white working class for the myth of black criminality spread?

A

White working class individuals will blame ethnic minorities for crime

23
Q

What is a benefit for the bourgeoisie of the proletariat being divided among themselves?

A

They are less likely to overthrow the ruling class

23
Q

Which Sociologist argued Black and Asian people have been stopped and searched more frequently?

A

Pemberton

24
Q

What did the government introduce in 2000?

A

The Terrorism Act

24
Q

What did Gilroy say the government try and do with heightened fears of crime?

A

Use it to justify society becoming more controlled by the police

25
Q

Who found there was a moral panic around young black muggers in the 1970s?

A

Hall

25
Q

What was the Terrorism Act?

A

A law that gave police the ability to stop and search people and their cars without any justification

26
Q

Which groups of people in society do the media show as committing the most crimes?

A

Ethnic minorities

27
Q

What was the job situation for many black youths during the 1970s?

A

They were unemployed or in low wage jobs

27
Q

How did a minority of the struggling black youths cope with the unemployment?

A

They started to mug people

28
Q

What does Hall argue about why the Moral Panic was made?

A

It was to divert attention from capitalism not working

28
Q

Police response to the moral panic

A

More likely to stop and search black people

28
Q

What did Hall say the media did in response to a minority of black youths mugging people?

A

They portrayed the issue as being carried out by all young black people

29
Q

Who were the folk devils due to this black mugger moral panic?

A

Young black people

30
Q

What was a result of the response by the media among black youths?

A

Deviancy Amplification

31
Q

Which 2 Feminists say Moral Panics are an outdated concept?

A

McRobbie and Thornton

31
Q

Why would these Feminists say moral panics are outdated?

A

There are so many forms of media that folk devils no longer have a negative perception

32
Q

Due to the abundance of media outlets, what will some media outlets do for folk devils?

A

They will sympathise with them

33
Q

What is the case for Deviant Youth Culture norms and values?

A

They are different from mainstream societies norms and values

34
Q

Who did Willis study?

A

A group of working class boys

35
Q

What did Willis want to find out?

A

Why working class boys got working class jobs

36
Q

How did the lads see school?

A

They saw it as an opportunity to prepare for their jobs being tedious

37
Q

What jobs did the role models do?

A

Factory jobs

38
Q

Who were the role models for the lads?

A

Their dads

39
Q

What form of youth culture was created due to the lads acting deviant?

A

Deviant youth culture

40
Q

What would Functionalists say about Neo-Marxist views on youths joining deviant youth cultures?

A

They do not focus on status frustration

41
Q

Who created the concept of Status frustration?

A

Cohen

42
Q

What is status frustration?

A

When working class people feel unable to move up a class so stop trying

43
Q

What was a deviant act Cohen observed the deviant youth culture doing?

A

They vandalised property

43
Q

What is the impact of status frustration in terms of youth cultures?

A

Young people will join deviant youth cultures

Sociology - Crime and Deviance (180 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions