Postmodernism theories on crime

Question 1

What did John Lee suggest?

Answer 1

Crime and deviance are also inevitable, he rejects all grand narrative of crime, he argued crime is a condition of freedom and each criminal act should be treated as a unique event

Question 2

What is an example of this?

Answer 2

Unlike in the past where social group behaviour was predictable, now individuals go through such unique experiences that need to be understood uniquely

Question 3

Whats an evaluation of this theory?

Answer 3

Henry and milovanic supported that our legal definition of crime was too narrow and based on how crime was defined in pre-modern society

Question 4

what did pokulski and waters suggest?

Answer 4

argued the death of social class 
the rise in affluence means class is no longer an issue and consumption can create our identities , we are no longer bound by factors out of our control

Question 5

whats an example for the death of social class ?

Answer 5

cheaper consumer products are available since globalisation , so individuals can afford to portray themselves how they want and will not be judged based on class identities

Question 6

whats an evaluation of the death of social class ?

Answer 6

Marxist and left realist disagree as it ignores consuming an indemnity is limited by economics

Question 7

what do katz and lyng look into?

Answer 7

crime is seductive and people engage because its exciting

sees people driven by edgework, attracted by danger and therefore activities that take them to the edge e.g. drug taking

Question 8

whats an example of edgework?

Answer 8

joyriding, romanticised in the media , carried out by young people seeking adventure

Question 9

whats an evaluation of katz and lyng ?

Answer 9

this theory explains why offending falls as individuals get older and their thrill seeking lifestyle diminish

Question 10

what did winlow look into ?

Answer 10

argues that individualism is promoted by consumerism and is linked to crime
crime went up in 1950s when itv began , as it promoted the symbolic value as opposed to material

Question 11

what example can be used to support winlow ?

Answer 11

individuals develop the need to differentiate themselves through branding, this was encouraged by itv advertisement

Question 12

whats an evaluation to winlow?

Answer 12

doesn’t not explain non-ulitarian crimes such as violence