Postmodernists on C&D: Beliefs on C&D Policy: Redefinition of Crime Flashcards
Who created the concept of metanarratives?
Lyotard
What are metanarratives?
Ways that other sociological theories think
What do Postmodernists think about metanarratives?
They are outdated for a postmodern society
Who argued crime needed to have a broader definition
Henry and Milovanovic
How do Henry and Milovanovic want crime to be defined?
As any attempt to reduce someones position using power
How could poverty be seen as a crime under Henry and Milovanovic’s definition of crime?
It is a way that the position of many individuals have been reduced with the use of power
What are poor people unable to do due to their suppression in society?
Reach their full class potential
How do Henry and Milovanovic see corporations giving employees minimum wage?
They see it as a crime
Why do Henry and Milovanovic see corporations giving employees minimum wage a crime?
It makes them less able to afford essentials
If workers are less able to afford essentials under minimum wage, what does this mean?
Their potential is being supressed through power.
