Sociology & Criminology for a Changing World
The working class who sell their labor for wages.
In Marxist thought, the proletariat is exploited by the bourgeoisie and lacks ownership of production. Criminological theories examine how this group is over-policed, under-protected, and disproportionately criminalized.
Central to Marxist and conflict theories in understanding class struggle and the function of punishment.
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