Week 11: Marxist Theories

Question 1

Marxist theories is an outgrowth of C____ Theory

Answer 1

Conflict Theory

Question 2

What is Conflict theory? (Marxist)

- Society is in a state of C___ because of Com__

Answer 2

= society is in a state of conflict because of competition

Question 3

What is Consensus theory (Marxist)

= they are considered S___ Crime

Answer 3

These crimes are generally agreed to be serious by most members of a society. They are characterised by high social agreement, response, and/or harm.

Question 4

Explain Durkheim’s Functional theory?

Each part of society plays a key C_____

Answer 4

= Using an organic frame work to conceptualise the nature of society and its Constitutional parts.

= Functionalism interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society. Society is more than the sum of its parts; rather, each part of society is functional for the stability of the whole.

Question 5

Who Holds the most social, economic & political power in late-stage capitalism:

Capitalist and Conformists ?

Answer 5

Capitalist

Question 6

What is Marxism Capitalism?

= Production is not owned by the ____ but by the _____

Answer 6

production is not owned by the wealthy but the producers

Question 7

What are the 2 MAIN social classes in Society:

1. Bourgeoisie/ C____
2. Proletariat/ who are the ?

Answer 7

1. Bourgeoisie/ Capitalists = Ruling class that owns means of production
2. Proletariat/ working class = the majority of people in society who have only their labour to sell

Question 8

What are the 2 MINOR social classes in society:

1. Petit Bourgeois = ?? Small B____ O___
2. Lumpen Proletariet = ???? Un___C____

Answer 8

1. small business owners

2. Underclass

Question 9

what does Richard Quincey Believe, capitalists can do to prevent power conflict? (2 possible answers)
= Controlling the M___

Answer 9

= maintaining a cultural and ideological hegemony over the ruling ideas of society
= By controlling the media

Question 10

What are the 2 main types of marxist theories of law and criminal justice system ?

1. Inst___
2. Stru___

Answer 10

1. Instrumentalist Marxism = the political state as no autonomy
2. Structuralist Marxism = the political state has “relative Autonomy”

Question 11

According to Chambliss (1988(, structural marxism appears to be a variation of a pluralistic C_____ Theory

Answer 11

Conflict theory

Question 12

What are the common criticisms of marxist theory?

1. Taut__
2. Id___
3. Act

Answer 12

1. tautological
2. Idealogical
3. Activist

Question 13

What was the main focus of the Marxist theory:

= focusses on the L___ NOT W___

Answer 13

Focuses more on the use and the functioning of law and criminal justice system then WHY people commit crime

Question 14

What did Bonger (1916) believe:

= Crime is produced by the C___

Answer 14

Crime is produced by the capitalist organisation of society

Question 15

What are the 2 categories of crimes of Accommodation:

1. Pred___ Crime
2. V___ Crime

Answer 15

1. Predatory crime: that reproduces the capitalist system

2. Violent crime: that is perpetrated because the working class have been brutalised by the capitalist system

Question 16

What are the 3 categories of crimes committed by capitalists:

1. E____ Domination
2. Crimes of C___
3. Crimes of Gov___

Answer 16

1. crimes of economic domination
2. crimes of control
3. crimes of government

Question 17

What is Doli incapax:
= Not Criminally Re____
= not capable of ____

Answer 17

= not criminally responsible

= deemed incapable of forming the intent to commit a crime or tort, especially by reason of age (under ten years old).

Question 18

What is the Praxis Policy Implication:

= Social C____

Answer 18

The application of Marxist theory through deliberate actions to bring about social change