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Neo Marxist Approach - Coggle Diagram
Neo Marxist Approach
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Overall Views
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crime and deviance should be explained in a way which considers the wider social context but also how and why individuals choose to be deviant
aim to create a 'full social theory of deviance', and their theory has two main sources
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ideas from labelling theory about the meaning of deviance for the criminal, societal reactions to it and the effects of the deviant label on the individual
Taylor, Walton and Young
thought that sociologists should not see criminals as passive individuals unable to control their situation, they said that crime was a deliberate choice made by individuals, often as a fight against capitalism and an attempt to redistribute wealth (Robin Hood)
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