SOC205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Antonio Gramsci, Louis Althusser, Marxism
Document Summary
Social power and the construction of crime: marxist theory. Argues that both individuals and social classes within society have differing amounts of material and non-material resources. More powerful groups use their power in order to exploit groups with less power. Conflict perspective: deviant behaviors result from social, political, or material inequalities of a social group. German philosopher, economist, political theorist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist. Proposed the conception of specific socio-economic structures requiring particular ideologies. Hailed or interpellated the subject who does those kinds of things. 1932-2014 jamaican-born cultural theorist, political activist and sociologist focused on hegemony and cultural studies, taking a post- gramscian stance on sociology. Moral panic: an exaggerated outburst of public concern over the morality and behaviour of a group in society. Crime is result of capitalism, a political concept to protect the powerful. Politically powerful determine definition of crime and who should enter criminal justice system.
