Radical/ Conflict Theory

Question 1

Emergence

Answer 1

Part of wider radical protest movements

Question 2

key ideas

Answer 2

MARXIST

1. Structural inequalities lead to crime
2. Crime helps capitalism to run
3. laws in favour of the powerful
4. power structure (some are more likely to be labelled, some have the power to label)
5. dominant ideology makes inequalities seem fair
6. society characterised by conflict
7. crime is a response to capitalism
8. actions are deemed as crimes by elite (criminalisation process)
9. crime punished based on harm caused to capitalist system

Question 3

powerstructure

Answer 3

social institution (family, school, they want to defend their status ) AND agencies of social control PROMOTE interest of ruling class BECAUSE they are socialised to believe the dominant ideology

Question 4

criticism

Answer 4

1. utopian

2. simplistic