Paragraph 4 - labelling and Marxist criminology

Question 1

labelling theory

Answer 1

labelling of minority groups who are view to be acting out against social norms

Question 2

Sociologist

Answer 2

Becker 1963

Question 3

crime exists…

Answer 3

as a result of labels and societal reactions to those labels through moral panics. SFP and master status.

Question 4

Marxist criminologist

Answer 4

capitalism produces criminal behaviour

Question 5

Gordon (1973)

Answer 5

crime is usually a rational response to the situations people find themselves in - i.e. the poor or white collar crime.

Question 6

I.e. white collar crime

Answer 6

in a competitive capitalist economy, corporate criminality is an attempt to maximise profits and beat the competition