Reference no: EM133459332
"The Big Short" (Paramount Studios, 2015). Using Moohr, G.S. (2014). White Collar Movies and Why They Matter. Texas Review Entertainment & Sports Law.16. 119.
1. Briefly describe the main elements of the theory.
2. Who is the main protagonist in the film, and how does he/she/they demonstrate core elements of the criminological theory?
3. How does the film focus on greed as an explanation for white collar crime?
4. Why does it matter what perceptions Americans have of white collar crime?
5. How does the film explain the cause of white collar crime crime?
6. Why is it problematic that the film does not talk about the victims experience?
7. Why does media choose not to focus on crimes of the powerful, according to Michaelowski and Kramer?
8. What is state corporate crime? Why is it considered a "regulatory violation"?
9. Why do corporations so often escape responsibility? How do you think the movie could improve our understanding of white collar or state corporate crime?