SOC212H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Conflict Theory, Productive Forces, Conflict Theories
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Conflict theory: a general approach that sees criminal behaviour as caused by economic inequality, and criminal law defined by those in power. Marxist thought: karl marx lived in an era of unrestrained capitalist expansion, marx had found his early career as a journalist interrupted by government suppression of the newspaper where he worked because of its liberal editorial policy. Productive forces and productive relations: production has two components: (1) productive forces, which include technology, energy sources, and material resources, and (2) relations of production, which exist among the people producing goods and services. The contribution of ralf dahrendorf: accordingly, marx"s concept of a cohesive, homogeneous proletarian class has been eclipsed by the complexities of modern social organisation. Every society is based on the coercion of some of its members by others. Social reality of crime: quinney"s conflict theory about how power, society, and criminality are interrelated.
