SOCIAL CLASS

Question 1

there is a strong relation between social class and ..?

Answer 1

crime.

Question 2

what happened in 2014 -BCS?

Answer 2

British crime survey.

Question 3

BCS found that households headed by someone who is unemployed …?

Answer 3

were over twice as likely to be victims of domestic burglary.

Question 4

BCS found that respondents in higher-income households were more likely to be victims of …?

Answer 4

credit card fraud.

Question 5

what do functionalists argue about social class and crime?

Answer 5

w/c and ppl in poverty have weak ties with society.

Question 6

functionalist - poor groups are …… and experience ..?

Answer 6

marginalised and experience social deprivation.

Question 7

functionalists - poor ppl and w/c experience social …?

Answer 7

exclusion.

Question 8

Cohen is a …?

Answer 8

functionalist.

Question 9

Cohen - argues working class men commit crime because ..?

Answer 9

they experience status frustration - leading them to seek out others who also experience this.

Question 10

Cloward and Ohlin are ..?

Answer 10

functionalists.

Question 11

what do C and O argue what happens when w/c men cannot achieve the goals of society..?

Answer 11

turn to crime in areas of high social deprivation.

Question 12

miller is a …?

Answer 12

functionalist.

Question 13

what does miller identify within w/c - making crime more likely?

Answer 13

a set of values eg. excitement and toughness - which make crime more likely.

Question 14

what does miller describe some working class subcultures as having?

Answer 14

focal concerns.

Question 15

who does murray think turn to crime + what does he call them?

Answer 15

underclass - group who don’t work + share similar values.

Question 16

murray - a lack of strong male role models will increase …?

Answer 16

the chance of young boys turning to crime.

Question 17

marxist - Pearce argues that laws are crated by r/c to protect ..?

Answer 17

their private property.

Question 18

do marxists think that crime occurs in all classes + what about m/c corporate crime?

Answer 18

YES - but m/c crime is ignored.

Question 19

what two things do left think leads to crime by ppl living in poverty?

Answer 19

marginalisation and relative deprivation.

Question 20

CJS mostly consists of m/c - so what does this mean for w/c?

Answer 20

they are more likely to be labelled as criminals.

Question 21

people living in poverty are more likely to commit visible crimes - such as ..?

Answer 21

vandalism and theft.

Question 22

what do these labelling explanations not mention - criticism?

Answer 22

ignore the fact that many w/c people are also the victims of crimes.

Question 23

what is corporate crime?

Answer 23

crimes carried out by or on behalf of companies - with the aims of making greater profit for the business.

Question 24

what is white collar crime?

Answer 24

refers to the crimes of powerful groups, often including individuals who are less likely to be policed and punished in society.

Question 25

why is it difficult for sociologists to find out about crimes of the ruling class?

Answer 25

bc they are powerful and are very good at hiding illegal activities.

Question 26

give three examples of white collar crime?

Answer 26

1. money laundering. 2. embezzlement. 3. fraud.

Question 27

why is it difficult to prosecute in corporate crimes?

Answer 27

bc it is hard to see who takes responsibility for the crime.

Question 28

do functionalists see social class as playing a significant role in the distribution of crime?

Answer 28

no - they don't really believe it correlates.

Question 29

what do marxists think about corporate and white collar crime?

Answer 29

they argue its inevitable within the capitalist system that creates a drive for profit.

Question 30

feminists/control theorists argue that as people become more wealthy ...?

Answer 30

they may begin to see themselves above the law and therefore think they can commit crime.