Marxism- Mystification

Question 1

Who is the sociologist?

Answer 1

Box

Question 2

What does box argue?

Answer 2

Mystification

Question 3

What is mystification?

Answer 3

It has spread a false consciousness

Question 4

What is the false consciousness?

Answer 4

That corporate crime is less harmful than w/c crime

Question 5

Who supports Box?

Answer 5

Pearce

Question 6

What does Pearce argue?

Answer 6

It supports the illusion that corporate crime is an exception > a norm

Question 7

What does Pearce reinforce about capitalism?

Answer 7

It reproduces the cycle of disparity

Question 8

Why does Box see corporations as crininogenic?

Answer 8

They resort to illegal means once legitimate means for profit r blocked

Question 9

How do companies resort to illegal opportunities?

Answer 9

By aiming it at competitors,consumers, public

Question 10

Where does capitalism show its true face?

Answer 10

In developing counties

Question 11

How does capitalism show its true face?

Answer 11

Via selling unsafe products, poor working conditions, pollution, bribing officials

Question 12

What is a critique for strain theory and Marxism?

Answer 12

They over-predict amount of business crime

Question 13

What does nelken argue as a critique?

Answer 13

Not every business commit crimes even if there were no punishments

Question 14

What is another critique of strain theory?

Answer 14

If profit causes corp crime.. what about non-utilitarian crimes by government bodies?

Question 15

What are the gov bodies?

Answer 15

Police, army, civil service

Question 16

What is an example of non-utilitarian crime critique?

Answer 16

States aggencies in former communist regimes committed crimes

Question 17

What crimes did stage agencies commit?

Answer 17

Against environment, healths and safety, consumers

Question 18

What did braithewaite find?

Answer 18

US pharmacy’s that applied with FDA’s regulations could obtain licences for their products

Question 19

What were the US pharmacies then able to do?

Answer 19

Access lucrative markets in poorer countries

Question 20

What happens in poorer countries?

Answer 20

They couldn’t afford their own drug testing facilities

Question 21

What did poorer countries rely on?

Answer 21

FDA’s licensing procedures as a guarantee of quality

Question 22

What did FDA stand for?

Answer 22

Federal Drug Administration

Question 23

What is the critique for Marxism?

Answer 23

Law abiding can be more profitable > law breaking