of the relations of production happens through the State Apparatuses which are insidious machinations controlled by the capitalist ruling ideology in the context of a class struggle to repress‚ exploit‚ extort and subjugate the ruled class. The Marxist spatial metaphor of the edifice‚ describes a social formation‚ constituted by the foundational infrastructure i.e.‚ the economic base on which stands the superstructure comprising of two floors: the Law-the State (politico-legal) and Ideology. Althusser
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Criminology Professor Don Kalamas Phase 2 IP By: Mary G. Jenness June 3‚ 2013 The 4 steps of Cognitive Restructuring Theory: Step 1: Be aware of our negative thoughts. To reduce stress or stressful thinking we need to pay attention to what is called self-talk‚ that little voice in our heads that is feeding us negative thoughts. Having a small note book with you to write down each time we hear that negativity‚ hence making us more aware of what we are thinking and possible triggers. Negative
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Documentary Reflection Yes‚ I agree with the documentary. The media is part of the increase of violence and crime in the United States. Media is not the only part of the reason why crime is increasing but with the information out today and with some personal reflection I can attest to the fact the media does increase violence. It is not criminal that the media aids in the increase of violence and crime. Media and media violence are only part of the problem in the United States. Factors such
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Chapter 9 Punishment and Sentencing THE PURPOSE OF SENTENCING Four basic reasons for sentencing Retribution Deterrence the scare tactic Incapacitation that you actually get out in prison Rehabilitation how can the state change your behavior to become a productive citizen of the united states THE STRUCTURE OF SENTENCING When public opinion moves toward more severe strategies of retribution deterrence‚ and incapacitation ⎯ legislatures have responded
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Marxist theory This theory was basically ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Both of them were born from Germany. Marx was a student of the most prominent German Idealist Philosopher. Engels was editing a radical journal that written by Karl Marx at the year 1844. Due to this both of them meet and become close friends. Engels start to share his opinion toward capitalism to Marx. After that‚ they decided to work together and become partnership because Marx was good in dealing with difficult
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Marxist Feminism is a form of feminist theory that focuses on the social institutions of private property and capitalism to explain and criticize gender inequality and oppression. Marxist feminism states that private property gives rise to economic inequality‚ dependence‚ political mess‚ and an unhealthy relationship between men and women which in turn is the root of women’s oppression. Marxist feminist allies themselves with the theories of Karl Marx. Marx and Fredrick Engels constructed the structure
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Marxist Analysis of Film * What is it? * It is a form of critique that can be applied to any text or Film. * A Marxist Analysis can be boiled down to how economics drives the plot and is basically a critique of capitalism. * Marxism was founded by Karl Heinrich Marx * Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist‚ sociologist‚ historian‚ journalist and revolutionary socialist. * His most notable work being “The Communist Manifesto” (1848)‚ these ideas played a significant
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Marxist sees ‘all social institutions as serving the interests of capitalism’. This including the family‚ it suggests that they help to maintain and justify capitalism by reinforcing class inequality and exploitation from the rich. Another opinion on this is the functionalist approach in which they think the family performs the essential needs of the society. Both Marxist and functionalist ideas contrast as functionalists see society based on value consensus in which everyone agrees whereas Marxists
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The future of Criminology etc. Criminology is‚ as John Lea (1998) points out‚ not so much a discipline as a field‚ its distinctiveness is not its knowledge base but the form of its focus: theories of crime‚ criminal law and the relation between the two - in this it is a sub-category of the sociology of deviance. It can‚ and never should be‚ conceived of as a separate discipline‚ its categories and processes are social constructs‚ they have no separate ontological reality. It cannot‚ therefore
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Feminist Criminology: How useful is it in its analysis of female crime? MSc Criminology and Forensic Psychology Feminist criminology emerged out of the realisation that criminology has from its inception centred on men and the crimes they commit. Although it can be argued female criminality was researched by Lombroso‚ as far back as 1800’s‚ female crime‚ it’s causes and the impact in which it had on society was largely ignored by the criminological futurity. Those Criminologist who did
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