PAPER 3 LEFT REALISM AND CRIME Flashcards
What do left realists say about statistics?
They accept them and say that they show that the working class are more likely to commit crime.
What do Lea and Young link crime to?
The structural inequalities of society
What do Lea and Young say about why people feel relatively deprived?
They say people are better off nowadays but due to the media and the growing gap between the rich and poor they feel relatively deprived
Why are people marginalised after becoming relatively deprived according to Lea and Young?
Because they lack power and status not in unions due to unemployment or low paid jobs and political parties do not represent their point of view
What do people join after becoming marginalised according to Lea and Young?
They join subcultures with others who feel the same way. (2011 London Riots)
What does Young link crime to?
Post modernity
What is deindustrialisation according to Young?
Means Working class jobs are less secure so the gap between rich and poor grows
What does Young say society is?
Media saturated so people see images of consumer goods
According to Young in society people feel culturally included but what?
Economically excluded
What is a criticism of this according to Marxists?
They would say corporate crime is more harmful to working class people
