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1. Assess the contribution of postmodernism to sociologists understanding of crime and deviance in today’s society (21 marks)
Some sociologists believe that we now live in a post-modern society that has a distinct set of characteristics in comparison to modern society. This essay will discuss the changes that have taken place in postmodern society and how this impacts upon our understanding of crime and deviance.
Some of the characteristics of post-modern societies are....
What are some of the characteristics of postmodern society?
One of the key changes in post modern society is the collapse of the meta narratives.
How has this influenced our understanding of the causes of crime?
One other change in post –modern society is our understanding of what crime is has had to change.
How has our conception of what crime is has changed?
One key post-modernist thinker is Foucault, his work on social control and surveillance seems really important to our understanding of post-modernism and crime.
What has Foucault say about surveillance and crime and how is it relevant to today’s society?
Other sociologists have suggested one of the key features of post-modern society is globalisation.
How has globalisation contributed to our understanding of crime?
Post modern theories of crime are useful because
What are the strengths of postmodernist theories?
However, other sociologists have suggested postmodern theories of crime are limited because.
What are the weaknesses of post modernist theories?
Many sociologists believe that society has not entered a post-modern stage. Therefore, many modernist theories of crime and deviance may be useful in understanding crime and deviance.
Describe one modernist theory of crime (e.g. Marxism) and explain what type of crime it is still useful in explaining today.
Conclusion
Some sociologists believe that state crime is the most serious form of crime while other sociologists will disagree and suggest things
Some sociologists believe that we now live in a post-modern society that has a distinct set of characteristics in comparison to modern society. This essay will discuss the changes that have taken place in postmodern society and how this impacts upon our understanding of crime and deviance.
Some of the characteristics of post-modern societies are....
What are some of the characteristics of postmodern society?
One of the key changes in post modern society is the collapse of the meta narratives.
How has this influenced our understanding of the causes of crime?
One other change in post –modern society is our understanding of what crime is has had to change.
How has our conception of what crime is has changed?
One key post-modernist thinker is Foucault, his work on social control and surveillance seems really important to our understanding of post-modernism and crime.
What has Foucault say about surveillance and crime and how is it relevant to today’s society?
Other sociologists have suggested one of the key features of post-modern society is globalisation.
How has globalisation contributed to our understanding of crime?
Post modern theories of crime are useful because
What are the strengths of postmodernist theories?
However, other sociologists have suggested postmodern theories of crime are limited because.
What are the weaknesses of post modernist theories?
Many sociologists believe that society has not entered a post-modern stage. Therefore, many modernist theories of crime and deviance may be useful in understanding crime and deviance.
Describe one modernist theory of crime (e.g. Marxism) and explain what type of crime it is still useful in explaining today.
Conclusion
Some sociologists believe that state crime is the most serious form of crime while other sociologists will disagree and suggest things