A Marxist analysis of American gun culture

Kieran James; Jodi McKenzie

doi:10.1504/IJCA.2018.098269

A Marxist analysis of American gun culture

Kieran James, Jodi McKenzie

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Abstract

This study was carried out in order to gain insights into the attitudes
and opinions of American citizens regarding gun culture in their country. In
particular, the research aimed to identify what they perceived to be the main
causes and influences upon gun culture; and what they believed were possible
solutions to the gun culture. A survey was distributed to American citizens on
the gun culture topic and it was completed by 57 respondents. The survey
results show a variety of opinions with those of gun owners and non-gun
owners contrasting. The gun owners’ attitudes were in line with the beliefs and
political views of the National Rifle Association; whereas the non-gun owners
favoured more gun control laws to be passed in the future. The Marxist
perspectives of Alienation Theory and Conflict Theory help us to understand
better the American gun culture within the context of American capitalist
society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	491-518
Number of pages	28
Journal	International Journal of Critical Accounting
Volume	10
Issue number	6
Early online date	4 Mar 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCA.2018.098269
Publication status	Published - 8 Mar 2019

Keywords

Alienation
Capitalism
Conflict Theory
Gun culture
Marxism
Strain Theory

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