Outline and assess Marxist theories of crime and deviance. (50 marks) Marxists argue that the nature and organisation of capitalism‚ creates the potential for criminal behaviour. Gordon states that capitalism is characterised by class inequalities in the distribution of‚ for example‚ wealth and income‚ poverty‚ unemployment and homelessness. Gordon argues that the ideology of capitalism encourages criminal behaviour in all social classes. The term ‘crime’ means behaviour that breaks the law. For
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Film Analysis: The Conformist The Conformist‚ directed by Bernardo Bertolucci portrays the struggle of Marcello Clerici‚ who is torn between two worlds. To emphasize this battle between good and evil‚ right and wrong‚ the production design and visual composition include an excellent use of light and shadow. In particular‚ it was quite compelling to see the lighting shift as Clerici vacillated between being a good fascist and living a normal life. In virtually every scene that highlighted fascism
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Discuss the Marxist Perspective on the Family The Marxist feminists use Marxist concepts to explain their belief that the family is actually leading to the exploitation of women. Women have certain roles in the family which aren’t being paid by the government and the Marxist feminists see this as women are getting abused. Such roles are the caring of their children‚ attending needs of the husband and serve as an emotional safety-valve for the husband from the frustration of work. Friedrich Engels
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Film Comparative Analysis “The general response following the screening was a distinct realization that nobody is above the law‚ and that the stereotypes associated with the “coño” nearly left Larrañaga guilty as mistakenly charged.” (Syjuco‚ 2012) There is no justice‚ when innocent men are in jail; this is the main idea that the two films have in common. With this‚ let us ask ourselves‚ “Is there really something wrong with the Philippine and Texas justice system? Are we to admit that
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Examine the Marxist view that the main role of the family is to serve the interests of Capitalism Within sociology there are many different many sociological perspectives on the role of the family‚ however I believe that the Marxist view on the role of the family is most critical. Marxists believe that the sole purpose of family within society is to serve the ruling class i.e. ‘Bourgeoisie’. Marxists believe that the current economic system is exploitive towards the proletariat as it keeps profit
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Grant Godfrey Film Appreciation 11/27/09 Glory or Death A Film Analysis of “300” Most people have heard the story of King Leonidas and the bold three hundred; but for the people that have never heard of the three hundred Spartans until the movie came out‚ it definitely opened their eyes after viewing the film. Some do not understand why this story is one of the most amazing ones in Greek history‚ mostly the people who do not know much about it. It is an inspirational story that tells us many
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Alister Grierson’s film Kokoda (2006) is historically accurate to a limited extent. The film is based on the experiences of 39th Battalion fighting against Japanese forces in the 1942 Kokoda Campaign. The representation of the Australian Soldiers and the Japanese Soldiers were in favour of the Australians. Unbiased representation is important to understand both sides of the war. The problems with food and equipment supply do not quite show in the film‚ although the audience still gets a feel to
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is given the greenlight by 20th century Fox and the budget of 11 million dollars to film his creation. The film was released on Memorial Day weekend of that year‚ and we all know the rest is history. Now‚ flash forward to modern day. The United States is overseas battling foreign powers‚ the nation’s first African American is in the Whitehouse‚ and Justin Bieber is dominating our air
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Hollywood perspective as other countries make their own films even compete against the familiar style. Transnational films break through both ‘national’ and ‘international’ forms and can be taken on a global and local scale. Though‚ it does not limit media to one country‚ but works across many national cultures and economies. Films are not limited to just one country; they can be filmed across one or in many. Although‚ due to the original context of the film‚ not every country may be able to fully grasp all
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The Patriot The film The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich follows Benjamin Martin‚ a hero of the French and Indian War‚ and his service in the American Revolution fighting against the British. The Patriot is a film that romanticizes the fact that freedom is not free. The intended purpose of the film is to make Americans and those who fought for freedom to feel good about their country. In fact‚ freedom is a continuous theme in the movie from start to finish. This can be seen at the start of
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