Potluck Theories Part 1
Who discussed the law protecting private property as a cornerstone of the capitalist economy?
Chambliss
Define the 'Deviance Amplification Spiral' with reference to a study.
Attempt to control the deviance/crime may actually spiral it to be committed more.
Explain the 'Chivalry thesis' & 'Liberation Thesis' with reference to sociologists
C.T. - Men in judicial and police act more courteously to women - Pollak
L.T. - The more women are liberated in society, the more they will commit crime - Alder
What are the three sources used for Ethnicity and Offending?
Official statistics, Victim Survey's, Self-report studies
Give two ways in what makes news 'newsworthy'
Immediacy, Dramatisation, Novelty, Higher status
Provide 2 positive functions of crime and deviance, with reference to sociologists
Boundary Maintenace - Durkheim
Adaption & Change - Durkheim
Safety Valve - Polskey/Davis
Warning sign - Cohen
Who challenged the perception of crime being a purely lower-class phenomenon
Sutherland
Name 3 areas in which women are controlled, according to Heidensohn
Work - Sexual harassment, not breaking the glass ceiling.
Public - dictating what to wear, how to act etc
Home - through domestic violence (bonus 200 for domestic violence sociologists)
Theory stating that BME are more likely to experience Marginalisation & Relative Deprivation and therefore commit crime.
Left Realism (Sociologists for Bonus 200)
Define 'missing white women syndrome'
Attractive, middle class, white, women who are missing are more likely to be reported through media.
Provide 3 explanations for the causes of crime according to Right Realism
Inadequate Socialisation
Biological factors
Rational Choice Theory
Give 2 reasons why corporate crime is seen to be invisible?
Media
Lack of Political Will
Crimes can be complex
De-labelling
Under-reporting
The net widening meaning females are committing more crime is also called?
Criminalisation of females
Why are arrests higher for black people but simultaneously lower in cautions?
More likely to deny the offence, so more likely to be charged as a result.
What did Felton call overplaying extraordinary crimes and crimes seen as clever?
Dramatic fallacy & Ingenuity fallacy
Two types of shaming introduced by Braithwaite with explanations
Reintigrative shaming & Disintegrative shaming
Capitalism naturally causes crime, what's the name for this?
Criminogenic
Who discuss about the Globalisation and the Nighttime economy, allowing for more opportunities for crime?
Simon Winlow
Which Neo-Marxist would be a good AO2 study for Black criminality. Need a full explanation.
Stuart Hall's - Black muggings.
Economic recession - Moral black amongst black men mugging in order to survive - created a DAS and further unemployment.
Name 3 ways in which media can be a cause for crime, in detail
Materialism
Densenitisation
Imitation
Arousal
Knowledge
What is it called when there is an inability to explain criminal motivation, which is what is critised by Left Realism about the other theories?
Aetiological crisis
Focusing on the Amercian Dream. what did Messner & Rosenfeld introduce, in which capitalism economies generate greater strain or an 'anything goes' mentality?
Institutional anomie theory
Messerschmidt talked about men striving for masculinity, maybe through violence. What's this also called?
Hegemonic masculinity
Full Family explanation on why Black people are more likely to commit crime with evaluation.
Eval - Predetermines all LPFs will inadequately socialise children & male figure headed households might still turn to crime.
Which country has recently implemented a ban of wealth on social media?
China