Labelling Theorist - Ethnic Differences are Socially Constructed (Hall)

Question 1

What did the 1970s see a moral panic over?

Answer 1

Black muggers that served the interests of capitalism

Question 2

What are the ruling class normally able to rule through?

Answer 2

Consent

Question 3

In the 1970s, with high employment what may the British RC have had to use for control?

Answer 3

Force

Question 4

What does force need to be seen as otherwise it’ll meet resistance?

Answer 4

Legitimate

Question 5

What was there no evidence of that was soon associated with black youth in the media?

Answer 5

A big increase in mugging

Question 6

What did the black mugger serve as?

Answer 6

A scapegoat to distract attention from the real cause of unemployment

Question 7

What was the real cause of unemployment?

Answer 7

The crisis in capitalism

Question 8

What did this do to the WC?

Answer 8

Divided them

Question 9

What did this division do for the RC?

Answer 9

Weakened WC opposition and gained consent for harsher rule

Question 10

AO3

Answer 10

Downes and Rock (2011) - Hall inconsistent - claiming black street crime was not rising - but was also rising because of unemployment