Right Realists on who commits crime

Question 1

What do Right Realists argue in terms of decisions over committing crimes? Even for who?

Answer 1

It is a choice, even for those in poverty

Question 2

Why does Murray argue poverty is not a cause for crime in terms of how many poor people commit crimes?

Answer 2

Many poor people do not commit crimes

Question 3

Which 2 classes of poor people did Murray create?

Answer 3

The respectable poor and the unrespectable poor

Question 4

What do the respectable poor do in society?

Answer 4

Find a job and provide for their family

Question 5

What do the unrespectable poor do in society?

Answer 5

They live off benefits and do not provide for their family

Question 6

Name a television show which shows how the unrespectable poor act

Answer 6

Benefits Street

Question 7

What were 2 of the criminal acts Danny and Funghi did?

Answer 7

Stole from a shop, bought drugs

Question 8

Which sociological theory would argue the classification of working class people is unfair?

Answer 8

Marxists

Question 9

Who wrote the book “Chavs”?

Answer 9

Owen Jones

Question 10

How does Owen Jones argue the media presents the working class in terms of crime committing?

Answer 10

Portrayed as people who choose to commit crimes

Question 11

What do Marxists argue is the main reason people commit crimes?

Answer 11

To fight against the poverty they face

Question 12

What did Bonger say about Capitalism?

Answer 12

Capitalism causes poverty

Question 13

What did Gordon say about Capitalism?

Answer 13

Capitalism breeds competition

Question 14

What do Right Realists argue has been the impact of more single-parent families?

Answer 14

It has caused there to be more crime

Question 15

What does Murray argue about the parent situation for most underclass families?

Answer 15

There is only a mother

Question 16

What does Murray argue about socialisation of boys in underclass families?

Answer 16

It is inefficient due to only the mother being present

Question 17

What does Murray argue will happen to boys if they do not have a father in the socialisation process?

Answer 17

They will not know the importance of work and resort to crime instead

Question 18

What does Sewell argue in terms of Black Caribbean families?

Answer 18

Many Black Caribbean children have single mothers

Question 19

What did Sewell observe happened to the Black Caribbean boys when they did not have a male role model?

Answer 19

They turned to rappers as role models

Question 20

How did rappers respond to authority?

Answer 20

They resisted it

Question 21

What did it mean for the Black Caribbean boys if their role models resisted authority?

Answer 21

They did the same

Question 22

What type of subculture were Black Caribbeans more likely to join if they grew up with a single mother?

Answer 22

Anti-School Subcultures

Question 23

What do Feminists argue about all families having the nuclear family structure?

Answer 23

It can be dangerous for women if they experience domestic abuse

Question 24

Who describes domestic abuse as patriarchal terrorism?

Answer 24

Johnson

Question 25

Why did Johnson describe domestic abuse as patriarchal terrorism?

Answer 25

Women are made uncertain of when the next attack will happen

Question 26

Which feminists argued it was difficult for women to escape abusive relationships?

Answer 26

Dobash and Dobash

Question 27

Why did Dobash and Dobash argue it was hard for women to escape abusive relationships?

Answer 27

They may be financially dependent on the man

Question 28

What type of state do Right Realists argue has been created due to benefits?

Answer 28

A “nanny state”

Question 29

Who argued the welfare state is responsible for the emergence of an underclass?

Answer 29

Marsland

Question 30

What does Marsland say about benefit acquisition?

Answer 30

Benefits are too easy to get

Question 31

Who created the concept of the “nanny state”?

Answer 31

Marsland

Question 32

What does Marsland argue the welfare state has caused with the family unit?

Answer 32

It has caused it to decline

Question 33

Why does Marsland argue the welfare state has caused the family unit to decline?

Answer 33

Families are less likely to support themselves

Question 34

Why would Functionalists agree with the Right Realist idea of family unit bonds being weak?

Answer 34

Functionalists believe weak social bonds is what causes people to commit crime

Question 35

Which Functionalist created the social bond theory?

Answer 35

Hirschi

Question 36

What is the social bond of involvement about?

Answer 36

Involvement with family members

Question 37

What is the social bond of belief about?

Answer 37

Belief in the law