NeoMarxist Perspective on CD Flashcards
who is the main neo marxist CD theory
Taylor et al
what is Taylor et al’s view on free will
-crime is conscious choice
-it has a political motive
-not passive puppets
which two studies used neo marxist subcultural theory
-Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
-Phil Cohen skinheads
what did the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies argue
-youth subcultures only provided illusion of solving problems caused by capitalism
what did Phil Cohen’s study find
-skinhead subculture made by young w/c males reacting to changing economic circumstances
-resisted society through wearing trad w/c style however fell into racism
who directly criticises Phil Cohen and why
-Stanley Cohen argues sociologists interpretations of subcultures may not be recognised by the subcultures themselves
how do feminists criticise neo marxist subcultural theory
-malestream sociology
-McRobbie’s bedroom culture explains girls absence
evaluate neo marxist subcultural theory
-focus on visible w/c subcultures and ignored m/c subcultures eg hippies
what is Taylor et al’s main theory
New Criminology
who studied New Criminology
Taylor et al
what does New Criminology combine
marxism and interactionism
what did Taylor et al try to create with New Criminology
a fully social theory of deviance
what are the 6 aspects of the fully social theory of deviance by Taylor et al
-wider origins deviant act
-immediate origins deviant act
-act itself and its individual meaning
-immediate origins of social reaction
-wider origins social reaction
-effects of labelling on future actions
which two theorists evaluate Taylor et al’s new criminology
feminists
left realists
how do feminists criticise Taylor et al’s new criminology
-malestream sociology ignores girls
how do left realists criticise Taylor et al’s new criminology
-w/c are romanticised as criminals
-ignore crimes effects on w/c victims
who is the theorist for policing the crisis
Hall et al
what is Hall et al’s theory
Policing the Crisis - black mugging moral panic
what does Hall et al argue
-moral panic made about black mugging in 70s to distract from capitalism failing
-rise in statistics resulted from police labelling which justified stronger measures
give 2 theorists that criticise Hall et al’s policing the crisis
-Downes and Rock
-Young
what do Downes and Rock argue about Hall et al’s policing the crisis
-contradictory; argues black street crime did not rise but was bound to due to unemployment
-no evidence of capitalism failing or causing moral panic
what does Young argue about Hall et al’s policing the crisis
-no evidence of moral panic affecting public opinion, but it would have been justified
how have moral panics been criticised
-outdated due to technological advances and sophisticated audiences
