Social Class

Question 1

What do official stats show?

Answer 1

WC people especially from lower WC - more highly represented than others

Question 2

Merton

Answer 2

WC - More likely to feel strain - unable to achieve through legitimate means - innovate in response to blocked opportunities (AE) - Utilitarian crime

Question 3

Cohen

Answer 3

WC boys - culturally deprived - status frustration - education mainly MC institution - blocked opportunities means seek alternative opportunity for status - subculture - alternative status hierarchy

Question 4

Chambliss

Answer 4

Criminogenic capitalism - WC steal - economic necessity - WC want consumer goods - RC steal - capitalism encourages greed (WCC e.g. Google tax)

Question 5

Neo-Marxism

Answer 5

Marxist and interactionist - Capitalism - Inequality - WC choice to commit crime - fight back against cap Inequality - robin hood (redistribute wealth)

Question 6

Labelling (Becker/Cicourel/Pivlliavin and Briar)

Answer 6

WC typifications - lead to DE - MC negotiate justice - crime stats not valid - WC appear more crime because targeted more - labelling leads to SFP

Question 7

Right Realism

Answer 7

Underclass commit crime - inadequate socialisation - lack of discipline figure in SPF - overly reliant on state - perverse incentive - dependency culture

Question 8

Left Realism

Answer 8

WC commit crime - relative deprivation - marginalised - WC feel powerless - unemployment and job insecurity amplify marginalisation - to get media advertised goods - WC turn to crime - police need to work with WC community to tackle problems of WC crime