Marxists on Negative C&D Functions

Question 1

Is Marxism a Consensus or Conflict Theory?

Answer 1

Conflict Theory

Question 2

Which 2 classes of society are there in Marxism?

Answer 2

The Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat

Question 3

Who are the Bourgeoisie?

Answer 3

The middle and upper class individuals

Question 4

Which group has the most power in society according to Marxism?

Answer 4

The Bourgeoisie

Question 4

Who are the Proletariat?

Answer 4

The working and class individuals

Question 5

Why are the Bourgeoisie able to paint working class people as committing crimes?

Answer 5

Because they have created the law system and own the media

Question 5

Which way of controlling the economy do Marxists believe is the main cause for crime?

Answer 5

Capitalism

Question 5

What can the Bourgeoisie do with showing who commits crime?

Answer 5

Make it seem like working class people are more likely to commit crime

Question 6

What is the ISA?

Answer 6

Ideological State Apparatus

Question 6

What is the RSA?

Answer 6

Repressive State Apparatus

Question 6

What do Marxists believe happens when an upper class individual is caught for a crime?

Answer 6

They are not given a harsh punishment

Question 7

What are the RSA and ISA used for?

Answer 7

To keep the working class at a disadvantaged position in society

Question 8

What did Althusser say about the ISA?

Answer 8

It is often all the ruling class need to control the working class

Question 9

Name 2 institutions in the ISA

Answer 9

School, Media

Question 10

What do the ISA control?

Answer 10

The norms and values of society

Question 10

What does the ISA ensure?

Answer 10

False class consciousness

Question 11

What does Althusser argue about the RSA?

Answer 11

It is only used when the ruling class want to control the working class

Question 12

What is false class consciousness?

Answer 12

The idea that the working class will not rise up to try and abolish capitalism

Question 13

Give an example of an event where RSA would be used

Answer 13

Protests

Question 13

Why was there a student protest in 2010?

Answer 13

Because University fees were tripling

Question 14

What technique do police use in riots?

Answer 14

Kettling

Question 15

What happens in kettling?

Answer 15

All rioters are put into an enclosed area

Question 16

What is the effect of kettling?

Answer 16

Protestors get tired and no longer want to riot

Question 17

What would Functionalists say about Marxists perceptions of the police?

Answer 17

Marxists are too negative towards the

Question 18

How do Functionalists believe the police treat all crimes?

Answer 18

Police treat all crimes the same way

Question 19

How do the police treat all crimes the same way?

Answer 19

Through Standardised methods

Question 20

What does Standardised mean?

Answer 20

The same processes are used every time

Question 21

What would it mean for upper class offenders if police treated all crimes the same way?

Answer 21

They would receive equal prosecution

Question 22

How would Standardisation relate to the police for Functionalists?

Answer 22

They would treat all crimes the same way

Question 22

In what way is Capitalism a competitive system?

Answer 22

It encourages people to get money in ruthless ways

Question 23

What did Chambliss say about the structure of Capitalism?

Answer 23

It encourages people to consume more and more endlessly

Question 24

What does Chambliss argue happens when people are unable to consume?

Answer 24

They resort to crime

Question 25

What did Chambliss say about the class of people who commit crime?

Answer 25

All classes commit crimes

Question 26

Name a type of crime the ruling class are likely to commit in business

Answer 26

Corporate Crimes

Question 26

Why do all classes commit crime according to Chambliss?

Answer 26

Because the values of capitalism drive everyone to commit crimes

Question 27

Is Capitalism a hegemony according to Marxists?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

Who created the concept of the Capitalist Hegemony?

Answer 28

Gramsci

Question 29

Why do working class people commit crimes with no financial gain?

Answer 29

It is a way to express anger towards Capitalism

Question 29

Name 2 non-financially motivated crimes working class people commit

Answer 29

Vandalism, Violence

Question 29

Which class are more likely to commit crimes for no financial gain?

Answer 29

The working class

Question 30

What do Feminists argue about Marxists saying Capitalism causing crime?

Answer 30

They fail to see how women are also oppressed by the patriarchy

Question 31

What concept did Johnson create?

Answer 31

Patriarchal terrorism

Question 32

What does patriarchal terrorism say?

Answer 32

Women do not know when their husband will attack them next

Question 33

Why does Johnson say men commit domestic violence?

Answer 33

To display control over their wife

Question 34

Which group do the media present to be more likely to commit crimes?

Answer 34

The working class

Question 35

What did Owen Jones say about how the media depicted the working class?

Answer 35

They depicted them as people who were lazy and who claimed benefits

Question 36

What do Marxists say about the depiction of the working class in the media in relation to crime?

Answer 36

Most working class people are not likely to commit crimes

Question 37

Why will some of the poorest working class individuals commit crimes?

Answer 37

To survive

Question 38

What did Bonger argue about capitalism?

Answer 38

It causes poor people to commit crimes to meet their physical needs

Question 39

What crime may the poorest of the working class commit?

Answer 39

Theft

Question 40

What does Gordon argue?

Answer 40

Working class crimes are responses to inequality in a capitalist society

Question 41

How would working class crimes be a response to inequality in terms of benefits of theft?

Answer 41

Theft of products would be used to sell in order to pay bills

Question 42

How would Left Realists criticise Marxist views on media working class depiction?

Answer 42

They do not acknowledge that working class people are also more likely to be victims of crime

Question 42

Name a survey showing working class people were likely to be crime victims

Answer 42

Islington Crime Survey

Question 42

How many times more likely than the national average were people to experience burglary in the Islington Crime Survey?

Answer 42

5 times more likely

Question 42

What fraction of Islington residents had experienced serious crime in the last year?

Answer 42

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