Social Class And Crime Flashcards
1
Q
Cohen
A
Status frustration and alternative status hierarchy (WC)
2
Q
Merton
A
Strain theory (WC)
3
Q
Gordon
A
Dog eat dog (WC)
4
Q
Becker
A
Labelling, master status and career (WC)
5
Q
Jones
A
Media representations (WC)
6
Q
Newburn
A
Powerless are the focus, not powerful (WC)
7
Q
Eitzen
A
Crime of the streets not suits (WC)
8
Q
Miller
A
Focal concerns (WC)
9
Q
Sutherland
A
Occupational crimes - done by employees against company
Corporate crimes - done by employees for the company
10
Q
Pearce + Tombs
A
Corporate crime is deliberately done to help a business
11
Q
Snider
A
Cost of white collar crimes outweighs street crime (UC)
12
Q
Rothkapt
A
Superclass:
Class above the UC that follow their own rules
13
Q
Cicourel
A
Typifications and negotiations of justice (UC)
14
Q
Why white collar crimes are invisible?
A
- Not seen as crimes because no victim
- Significant underreporting
- Limited coverage in media
- Complex so aren’t punished
