Using the material from item A and elsewhere assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance. (21 marks) Marxist approaches can be useful to help us understand crime and deviance. Marxists theory adopts the belief that the ruling class is responsible for societies. They think crime is systematically generated by the structure of capitalist society. Marxists believe that society is divided into two classes‚ the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie
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concepts are social inequality‚ deviance‚ and subcultures. Social inequality is the social differences that exist whenever one group of people has different access to the rewards a society offers. Deviance is a variation from a set of norms or shared social expectations. Finally‚ subcultures are groups of persons who share in the main culture of a society but also have their own distinctive values‚ norms‚ and lifestyles. Social inequality‚ deviance‚ and subcultures are clearly recognizable and are the concepts
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Straight-Edge and the Scene For some youth it’s all about the scene. What is the scene? The scene is a general reference to the music venues in which these youth participate. The straight-edge subculture is one that many may not be familiar with. Why is this? Probably because the straight-edge lifestyle is one of the few countercultures in which the youth that is involved tries to steer clear of drugs and overindulgence. It is closely related to the hardcore/punk music scene. The straight-edge
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juvenile delinquency and how it relates to gangs. As a result‚ this paper will assess juvenile delinquency using subcultural theories with specific reference made to Trinidad and Tobago‚ (i.e. statistics‚ examples and references). The terms ‘gang’ and ‘subculture’ are used interchangeably in this essay since both hold the same meaning with respect to the subcultural theories. Assessing Juvenile Delinquency Using Subcultural Theories In a number of Caribbean countries including Trinidad and Tobago‚ the
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stated in item B‚ ‘Strain theories focus on the ways in which people may resort to crime or deviance when they are unable to achieve socially approved goals by legitimate means.’ This is proved by Merton as he argues that there are five types of subcultures and they have different tendencies towards strain. These are :- conformist‚ innovation‚ ritualism‚ retreatism and rebellion. This theory explains why different people commit different types of crimes‚ for example; innovators have the same goals
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concerned with‚ especially since there is a violent subculture in this nation which seeks out and indoctrinates people into their way of life. The crime that I will be focusing on during the course of this paper will be domestic terrorism‚ specifically hate groups such as the KKK‚ and various other white supremacy groups. The theory that I will be using to try and explain these crimes will be subcultural theory‚ but more especially the Subculture of Violence theory provided to us by Marvin Wolfgang
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Leather out of Leathersex: The Internet‚ Identity‚ and the Sadomasochistic Sphere‚” the author discusses sadomasochism and BDSM (a shortened acronym for Bondage and Discipline; Domination and Submission; Sadism and Masochism) as a counter public subculture‚ and identifies it as a public sphere‚ made more accessible through digital technologies. Rambukkana set the groundwork for his paper by defining key concepts like the public sphere‚ as well as its critics like Nancy Fraser‚ in which her idea of
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Subcultures Four of the subcultures that I am a part of are first‚ being a mother‚ second a student at EACC‚ third‚ an Arkansas Razorbacks fan and finally‚ my religion. Being a mother is the most important subculture that I am a part of. It is what I spend most of my time doing. It is a 24 hour a day 7 days a week job‚ but I would not change anything. Most people who are mothers have the same values‚ and that is to raise happy‚ healthy and successful children. I would say the language used as
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Paris is Burning 1. I would argue that the group of poor gay minorities‚ like the people in the ball‚ is a subculture in itself. This group is a subculture of the gay culture. The distinguishing aspects of the group are that they are poor‚ gay‚ and minorities. Another distinguishing aspect is that members of this subculture are typically outcasts. They have been rejected by family members‚ friends‚ and American society as a whole. “It’s hard to imagine a more outcast group in American society
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society‚ but with many aspects in common. Subcultures come in a diversity of forms‚ associated with street gangs‚ prison inmates‚ drug addicts‚ football hooligans‚ religious cults‚ hippie communes‚ and punk rockers. On a larger societal scale‚ subcultures include working-class and underclass subcultures‚ racial/ethnic subcultures‚ immigrant subcultures‚ regional subcultures‚ and youth subcultures. Hippie Subculture The existence of many subcultures is characteristic of complex societies such
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