NeoMarxist Perspective on CD

Question 1

who is the main neo marxist CD theory

Answer 1

Taylor et al

Question 2

what is Taylor et al’s view on free will

Answer 2

-crime is conscious choice
-it has a political motive
-not passive puppets

Question 3

which two studies used neo marxist subcultural theory

Answer 3

-Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
-Phil Cohen skinheads

Question 4

what did the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies argue

Answer 4

-youth subcultures only provided illusion of solving problems caused by capitalism

Question 5

what did Phil Cohen’s study find

Answer 5

-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

Question 6

who directly criticises Phil Cohen and why

Answer 6

-Stanley Cohen argues sociologists interpretations of subcultures may not be recognised by the subcultures themselves

Question 7

how do feminists criticise neo marxist subcultural theory

Answer 7

-malestream sociology
-McRobbie’s bedroom culture explains girls absence

Question 8

evaluate neo marxist subcultural theory

Answer 8

-focus on visible w/c subcultures and ignored m/c subcultures eg hippies

Question 9

what is Taylor et al’s main theory

Answer 9

New Criminology

Question 10

who studied New Criminology

Answer 10

Taylor et al

Question 11

what does New Criminology combine

Answer 11

marxism and interactionism

Question 12

what did Taylor et al try to create with New Criminology

Answer 12

a fully social theory of deviance

Question 13

what are the 6 aspects of the fully social theory of deviance by Taylor et al

Answer 13

-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

Question 14

which two theorists evaluate Taylor et al’s new criminology

Answer 14

feminists
left realists

Question 15

how do feminists criticise Taylor et al’s new criminology

Answer 15

-malestream sociology ignores girls

Question 16

how do left realists criticise Taylor et al’s new criminology

Answer 16

-w/c are romanticised as criminals
-ignore crimes effects on w/c victims

Question 17

who is the theorist for policing the crisis

Answer 17

Hall et al

Question 18

what is Hall et al’s theory

Answer 18

Policing the Crisis - black mugging moral panic

Question 19

what does Hall et al argue

Answer 19

-moral panic made about black mugging in 70s to distract from capitalism failing
-rise in statistics resulted from police labelling which justified stronger measures

Question 20

give 2 theorists that criticise Hall et al’s policing the crisis

Answer 20

-Downes and Rock
-Young

Question 21

what do Downes and Rock argue about Hall et al’s policing the crisis

Answer 21

-contradictory; argues black street crime did not rise but was bound to due to unemployment
-no evidence of capitalism failing or causing moral panic

Question 22

what does Young argue about Hall et al’s policing the crisis

Answer 22

-no evidence of moral panic affecting public opinion, but it would have been justified

Question 23

how have moral panics been criticised

Answer 23

-outdated due to technological advances and sophisticated audiences