Transcription of Critical Theories: Marxist, Conflict, and Feminist
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CHAPTER693 Critical theories : marxist , Conflict, and FeministAt the heart of the theories in this chapter is social stratification by class and power, and they are the most politicized of all criminological theories . Sanyika Shakur, aka Kody Scott, came to embrace this Critical and politicized view of society as he grew older and converted to Afrocentric Islam. Shakur was very much a member of the class Karl Marx called the lumpenproletariat (a German word meaning rag proletariat ), which is the very bottom of the class hierarchy. Many Critical theorists would view Shakur s criminality as justifiable rebellion against class and racial exploitation. Shakur wanted all the material rewards of American capitalism, but he perceived that the only way he could get them was through crime. He was a total egoist, but many Marxists would excuse this as a trait that is nourished by capitalism, the root cause of crime.
CHAPTER. 6. 93. Critical Theories: Marxist, Conflict, and Feminist. At the heart of the theories in this chapter is social stratification by class and power, and they
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