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1
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How did Winlow carry out his badfellas research?

A

Covert participant observation in the Sunderland as a bouncer

2
Q

(Winlow) being a bouncer gave working class men what?

A

A job opportunity

3
Q

(Winlow) muscles, broken noses and shaven heads became what?

A

A new form of masculinity

4
Q

(Winlow) what is the crisis of masculinity?

A

Loss of traditional working class jobs and role in the family

5
Q

(Winlow) being a bouncer is a way of making money and creating what?

A

Masculine identity with traditional values

6
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What did presdee talk about?

A

The carnival of crime

7
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(Presdee) what is a carnival?

A

A cathartic ritual
Hedonistic
E.g. New Years

8
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(Presdee) in postmodern society what has a carnival become?

A

Constant need shown by binge drinking culture

9
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(Presdee) what is the creeping criminalisation of everyday life?

A

People breaking rules just because they are there

The more laws put in place the more they are broken

10
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(Presdee) how are music festivals a form of carnival in which people break rules?

A

Drinking and doing drugs

11
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(Katz) what did Katz talk about?

A

The seductions of crime

12
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(Katz) for what 3 reasons do people commit crime?

A

Fun
Thrills
Status from peers

13
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(Katz and Lyng) what is edgework?

A

Exploring the edges of cultural and moral boundaries and pushing them for the thrills you can get out of it

14
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(Katz and Lyng) after this thrill seeking you are left with what?

A

A sense of accomplishment and superiority

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