Conflict Theory

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Labelling is heavily influenced by ...
Symbolic interactionism
Labelling theorists focused on what?
The labelling process experienced by individuals
What did labelling theorists label at the macro level of analysis?
How moral crusaders generated laws and ideas about justice
What were labelling theorists unable to explain?
How laws apply to some but not to others
In 1970s and the 1980s, neo-marxists and conflict theorists believe what about labelling theorists?
Largely ignored the context in which crime and deviance take place
What does labelling theorist ignore?
An important macro level force: capitalism
What did Liazos work on?
Sociology of nuts, sluts, and perverts
16 deviance texts examined and 3 biases located largely within labelling theory
1. attempt to humanize "deviants"
2. sentationalism
3. top dogs left untreated
Wrote extensively about inequality, particularly during the capitalist mode of production
Marx
Argued that capitalist created the divide between the proletariat (working class) and the burgeousie (corporate elite), and that it was responsible for deviance
Marx
Who owns the means of production?
Bougeoisie
Extracts surplus value from the proletariat
The bourgeousie
Surplus value is similar to __
Profit
__ in society is derive from wealth accumulaton.
Power
How did the conflict perspective define deviant?
- in relation to the economy.
- It makes sense to label some people as deviant