The Neo-Marxists Perspective (New Criminology) Flashcards
Why was New Criminology brought about?
Marxism was seen as simple but had some valid points.
When interactionism was introduced, it made more sense to combine the two.
What does the Marxist influence of this perspective mean?
It is a highly critical approach.
What does New Criminology look at and study?
Mechanisms of ruling class control, studying the crimes of the powerful.
What is the context behind New Criminology?
Developed in the 70s when poverty, inequality & blame culture was prevalent.
What are the 4 criticisms of New Criminology?
Marxists - it’s not as concerned with inequality as traditional marxists.
Left Realists - if crime is justified, it makes it seem less serious. It often involves 2 working-class parties, so there's no Robin Hood figures who commit crime to help others.
Marxist feminists - dismisses patriarchy.
Feminists - malestream sociology.
SUBCULTURAL THEORY - How does capitalism create subcultures?
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Ideological dominance
Exploitation of less-able members of society
Economic pressure to form criminal subcultures
SUBCULTURAL THEORY - One of the ways in which capitalism creates subcultures is through ideological dominance (eg by media).
Give an example of this.
Propaganda paid for by those who fund political parties.
SUBCULTURAL THEORY - One of the ways in which capitalism creates subcultures is through exploitation of less-able members of society.
Expand on this.
These may be created by the exploitative education system.
SUBCULTURAL THEORY - One of the ways in which capitalism creates subcultures is through economic pressure to form criminal subcultures.
Expand on this.
May happen due to strain/status frustration caused by inequalities in society.
Brake (1980) argues:
_______ resistance is expressed by ____________ subcultures, depicted through _____ etc.
It is ______; it’s an _______ that appears to solve ________, but ______.
Each ________ of __________ face _______ problems in _______ circumstances, each being _______ by the _________.
a) capitalist
b) working-class youth
c) clothes
d) ‘magical’
e) illusion
f) problem
g) doesn’t
h) generation
i) working-class youth
j) different
k) exploited
l) ruling-class
Cohen (1980) argues:
There’s ____ in ______ which uses _______ to support ________ views.
There are ________ ways to interpret _________ styles of _____.
_______ using ____ know what they _____ & seek it out ________, putting forward their own ____.
a) bias
b) research
c) evidence
d) individual
e) different
f) subcultural
g) groups
h) researches
i) bias
j) deliberately
k) ideas
Criticisms of Brake (1980) and Cohen (1980):
Ignore ___________ & _________.
Focused on what the ___________ is, not how people are ________ by it.
________ & ________ are ______ & ‘__________’ only exists in _____, helped by ______________.
a) resisting subcultures & social factors
b) large scale structure
c) influenced
d) proletariat & bourgeoisie
e) outdated
f) ‘working-class youth’
g) media
h) universal education
New Criminology answers the criteria needed for good theories that are put forward by _______ (19__) et all, using examples given by _____ (19__) et all.
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Taylor 1973
Hall 1978
