Neo-Marxists

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Sociology

A-Level Sociology

AQA

Topics in Sociology

Crime & Deviance

Neo-Marxism

New-Marxist Subcultural Theory

The new Criminology

Critical criminology

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What are Neo-Marxists?

Marxists who sought to adapt Marx’s ideas, took onboard some of the criticisms, particularly concerning the apparent passivity of the WC

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What do Neo-Marxists claim as the response for Crime & Deviance?

Recognised that WC criminals made an active choice to break the law

  • sometimes this was a positive political act against the bourgeoisie

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What is the example Neo-Marxist use as a positive political act against the bourgeoisie

Black Panthers

  • radical black rights group in the US in the 1960s and 1970s

  • engaged in criminal activity in the course of their political activism

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What are the 3 main aspects of Neo-Marxism?

  • New-Marxist Subcultural theory

  • The New Criminology

  • Critical Criminology