SY3 - Marxism - why do people commit crime? 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: OrangeDolphin45Created on: 14-06-15 17:15 easier for proletariat to fall into crime as bourgeoise made laws to disadvantage them Chambliss 1 of 6 supports Chambliss. laws never disadvantage upper classes Snider 2 of 6 Moral panics - attention away from failings of capitalism. groups labelled - w/c targeted - self-fulfilling prophecy Hall et al 3 of 6 Crime is caused by capitalism + is inevitable due to society's nature 'capitalism is criminogenic' 4 of 6 crime is a rational response to capitalism. all classes commit crime Gordon 5 of 6 crime is an inevitable product of greed + selfishness. normal outcome of capitalism. poor people = more driven to crime Bonger 6 of 6
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