Intro=Perspective=Different approaches and explanations. Sociologists debate as to whether class is relevant anymore. Background=German Philosopher Karl Marx. Marxism says capitalism is criminogenic and they use the Bourgeoisie and Proletariat to explain this.
P1=Traditional Marxism=Gordon we live in a "Culture of envy." Althusser Ideological State Apparatus (Law) used by the Bourgeoisie. Snider capitalism protects the Bourgeoisie. Box the Bourgeoisie kill, inure and maim ordinary people. Reiman the higher the class a person is the less likely the crime is to be treated as serious. Croall White collar and corporate crime often goes undetected. Eval=Ignores the relationship between crime, gender + ethnicity; not all people are deviant (Gordon?); Criminal Justice goes against the ruling class.
P2=Neo-Marxism=Taylor, Walton and Young. Hall talked about mugging dividing the black and white working class. Eval=Left realists say they make people out to be Robin Hoods; Taylor, Walton and Young are said to ignore the effect on the victim; political motives for some crimes are difficult to find; Rodger Hopkins Burke says they are to general and too idealistic and not useful.
P3=Marxist Subculturalists= CCCS. Hebdige uses Punks to show that the way they act and dress is to shock the public. Cohen uses Skinheads and says they have a symbolic reaction. Eval=don’t take into account globalisation and social media; or the effects of capitalism and consumerism.
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