Chapter Ten
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Question 1 Feminism and Marxism are: cultural conflict theories gender- and class-based conflict theories functionalist theories associated with the Chicago School phenomenological theories Question 2 A Marxist-influenced criminology is likely to claim that law reflects cultural agreement state authorities are more impartial than private authorities prisons are a product of capitalism law and law enforcement are shaped by the class relations of the society law is unnecessary in a socialist society Question 3 What, according to cultural conflict theory causes social conflict and potential criminalization of the cultural practices of subordinate groups? differences of conduct norms class conflict religion anomie social disorganization Question 4 The idea of career criminality suggests: that crime is a good way to make a living socialization into a deviant sub-culture that criminal acts becomes central to behaviour b and c none of the above Question 5 Cultural conflict theory is criticized for: over-emphasizing gender conflict over-emphasizing class conflict ignoring ethnic differences assuming consensus none of the above Question 6 The claim that law reflects the shared values of the community is associated with: feminism differential association theory establishment of conduct norms consensus theory structuralism Question 7 The argument that criminal law and its enforcement acts directly to uphold a dominant capitalist class is associated with: instrumentalist Marxism functionalism cultural conflict theory group conflict theory radical feminism Question 8 Weberian conflict theory claims that there is a fixed power structure in society the content of law is determined by class relations social conflict is shaped by inequalities of class, status, and power law is gender based religion is a basis of law Question 9 The idea that law and order issues are defined by the state in ways that disadvantage lower-class and status groups is linked to: symbolic interactionism left realism corrections orientation widened crime net cohesiveness of society Question 10 Criminal justice statistics show that: offenders and victims tend to be from different social classes there is a major increase in youth crime offenders and victims tend to be from the same social classes offenders and victims are usually from different ethnic groups none of the above Question 11 A left realist perspective on the purpose of criminology claims that: empirical investigation of crime is irrelevant everyone suffers from crime at some point in their lives criminals are realistic about crime crime disorganizes society and its reduction is desirable positivism is useless for understanding crime Question 12 Which of the following is a focus of Marxist criminology: the state class relations patriarchy enforcement of law legal analysis Question 13 A socialist feminist perspective on crime is likely to examine: patriarchy class relations a and b biology and psychology day care availability Question 14 Which of the following claims that law and law enforcement is not directed by the capitalist class but serves the general long-term purpose of legitimating and upholding existing class relations: Turk’s non-partisan conflict theory functionalism structuralist Marxism instrumentalist Marxism radical feminism Question 15 An investigation of crime and criminalization from the perspective of disadvantaged groups is associated with: instrumentalist Marxism structuralist Marxism radical feminism Weberian conflict theory left realism   Back to List of Chapters