Question 1

Akers and Sellers argue that Marxists have failed to conduct the proper type of cross-national comparison of real socialist and real capitalist societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

To Marxist theorists, the primary purpose of imprisonment is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  incapacitate those who pose a serious threat to the general welfare 
B)  siphon off the surplus labor that the capitalist economy cannot absorb 
C)  quiet political revolutionaries who pose a threat to the capitalist system 
D)  restore the balance of power between competing interest groups 
E)  reinforce collective values by banishing those who violate them 
A)  incapacitate those who pose a serious threat to the general welfare 
B)  siphon off the surplus labor that the capitalist economy cannot absorb 
C)  quiet political revolutionaries who pose a threat to the capitalist system 
D)  restore the balance of power between competing interest groups 
E)  reinforce collective values by banishing those who violate them B

Question 3

A core difference between Marxist theory and conflict theory is that the latter focuses on power decentralized in multiple competing interests groups whereas the former envisions power concentrated in a single power elite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Richard Quinney is highly critical of academicians who teach traditional criminology courses because he believes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  criminology should be abandoned as a discipline 
B)  such teaching only furthers the ideology that sustains the power of the bourgeoisie 
C)  traditional criminology ignores the real pain and suffering caused by working-class crime 
D)  traditional criminology is overly critical of the efforts of the bourgeoisie to promote social justice 
E)  c and d 
A)  criminology should be abandoned as a discipline 
B)  such teaching only furthers the ideology that sustains the power of the bourgeoisie 
C)  traditional criminology ignores the real pain and suffering caused by working-class crime 
D)  traditional criminology is overly critical of the efforts of the bourgeoisie to promote social justice 
E)  c and d

Question 5

According to Marxist theory, members of the working class who mistakenly believe that their interests coincide with those of the bourgeoisie are said to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  role confusion 
B)  false class consciousness 
C)  mistaken identity 
D)  the prisoner of war syndrome 
E)  cognitive dissonance 
A)  role confusion 
B)  false class consciousness 
C)  mistaken identity 
D)  the prisoner of war syndrome 
E)  cognitive dissonance

Question 6

Structuralist Marxist theory differs from instrumentalist Marxist theory primarily in that it stresses:

Accepted Answer

A)  the relative autonomy of the state 
B)  the weaknesses of the proletariat 
C)  the imposition of law and order by the capitalists 
D)  the loosely coupled nature of the criminal justice system 
E)  b and c 
A)  the relative autonomy of the state 
B)  the weaknesses of the proletariat 
C)  the imposition of law and order by the capitalists 
D)  the loosely coupled nature of the criminal justice system 
E)  b and c

Question 7

In Marxist theory, the term "bourgeoisie" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  those who sell their labor in the marketplace 
B)  state governmental officials 
C)  those who own and control the means of production 
D)  a pool of unemployed people 
E)  the great masses of people who are controlled by the proletariat 
A)  those who sell their labor in the marketplace 
B)  state governmental officials 
C)  those who own and control the means of production 
D)  a pool of unemployed people 
E)  the great masses of people who are controlled by the proletariat

Question 8

Which of the following is consistent with the policy implications of Marxist theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nothing short of elimination of capitalism and adoption of the socialist system will solve the crime problem. 
B)  Reform of the existing criminal justice system in capitalist society is futile. 
C)  Penal and police reform can counteract the underlying pathology of capitalist society without changing the whole system. 
D)  a and b 
E)  a and c 
A)  Nothing short of elimination of capitalism and adoption of the socialist system will solve the crime problem. 
B)  Reform of the existing criminal justice system in capitalist society is futile. 
C)  Penal and police reform can counteract the underlying pathology of capitalist society without changing the whole system. 
D)  a and b 
E)  a and c

Question 9

Structural Marxists agree with instrumental Marxists that in both the long and short term, the law and criminal justice system serve the interests of the ruling capitalist class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Comparisons of crime in capitalist and socialist systems indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  crime rates are considerably lower in socialist systems 
B)  the range of acts outlawed in capitalist societies is much greater than in socialist systems 
C)  socioeconomic factors are unrelated to crime in socialist societies 
D)  a and c 
E)  none of the above 
A)  crime rates are considerably lower in socialist systems 
B)  the range of acts outlawed in capitalist societies is much greater than in socialist systems 
C)  socioeconomic factors are unrelated to crime in socialist societies 
D)  a and c 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Marxist criminologists locate the roots of crime in:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideological conflict 
B)  economic conditions 
C)  political power struggles 
D)  interracial tensions 
E)  cultural values 
A)  ideological conflict 
B)  economic conditions 
C)  political power struggles 
D)  interracial tensions 
E)  cultural values

Question 12

Why, according to Marxist theory, can a capitalist system not survive? Explain why you agree or disagree.

Accepted Answer

According to Marxist theory, a capitalis

Question 13

David Greenberg frames his analysis of juvenile delinquency in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescents' place in the socioeconomic structure 
B)  intergenerational conflict 
C)  struggles for autonomy in the transition from childhood to adulthood 
D)  adolescents' reproduction of acts of violence and manipulation committed against them by abusive parents 
E)  the transition from capitalism to socialism 
A)  adolescents' place in the socioeconomic structure 
B)  intergenerational conflict 
C)  struggles for autonomy in the transition from childhood to adulthood 
D)  adolescents' reproduction of acts of violence and manipulation committed against them by abusive parents 
E)  the transition from capitalism to socialism

Question 14

Compare the 4 different types of crimes. Which of the following type of crime do you believe is the worst for society: crimes of control, crimes of domination and repression, and crimes of government? Why?

Accepted Answer

The four different types of crimes are c

Question 15

Discuss the major points of agreement and disagreement between pluralistic conflict models and Marxist models of the origins and functions of law.

Accepted Answer

Pluralistic conflict models and Marxist

Question 16

Identify and discuss the chief criticisms of Marxist theory of crime. In what ways has Marxist theory made an important contribution to criminology?

Accepted Answer

The chief criticisms of Marxist theory o

Question 17

Marxist criminologists depict society as being comprised of three classes: the bourgeoisie, white-collar workers, and the proletariat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Bonger's Marxist theory, crime is the result of the greed and selfishness promoted in capitalist society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Studies of the connection between unemployment rates and imprisonment rates are generally consistent with predictions made by Marxist theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Quinney's Marxist theory, criminal behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  found principally in the lower classes 
B)  more a function of accommodation and resistance than domination and repression 
C)  a function of the unequal social structure found in all societies 
D)  inevitable in a capitalist society but unlikely in a socialist society 
E)  all of the above 
A)  found principally in the lower classes 
B)  more a function of accommodation and resistance than domination and repression 
C)  a function of the unequal social structure found in all societies 
D)  inevitable in a capitalist society but unlikely in a socialist society 
E)  all of the above

Akers and Sellers argue that Marxists have failed to conduct the proper type of cross-national comparison of real socialist and real capitalist societies.

To Marxist theorists, the primary purpose of imprisonment is to:

A core difference between Marxist theory and conflict theory is that the latter focuses on power decentralized in multiple competing interests groups whereas the former envisions power concentrated in a single power elite.

Richard Quinney is highly critical of academicians who teach traditional criminology courses because he believes that:

According to Marxist theory, members of the working class who mistakenly believe that their interests coincide with those of the bourgeoisie are said to have:

Structuralist Marxist theory differs from instrumentalist Marxist theory primarily in that it stresses:

In Marxist theory, the term "bourgeoisie" refers to:

Which of the following is consistent with the policy implications of Marxist theory?

Structural Marxists agree with instrumental Marxists that in both the long and short term, the law and criminal justice system serve the interests of the ruling capitalist class.

Comparisons of crime in capitalist and socialist systems indicate that:

Marxist criminologists locate the roots of crime in:

Why, according to Marxist theory, can a capitalist system not survive? Explain why you agree or disagree.

David Greenberg frames his analysis of juvenile delinquency in terms of:

Compare the 4 different types of crimes. Which of the following type of crime do you believe is the worst for society: crimes of control, crimes of domination and repression, and crimes of government? Why?

Discuss the major points of agreement and disagreement between pluralistic conflict models and Marxist models of the origins and functions of law.

Identify and discuss the chief criticisms of Marxist theory of crime. In what ways has Marxist theory made an important contribution to criminology?

Marxist criminologists depict society as being comprised of three classes: the bourgeoisie, white-collar workers, and the proletariat.

According to Bonger's Marxist theory, crime is the result of the greed and selfishness promoted in capitalist society.

Studies of the connection between unemployment rates and imprisonment rates are generally consistent with predictions made by Marxist theory.

In Quinney's Marxist theory, criminal behavior is:

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Exam 11: Marxist Theories

Akers and Sellers argue that Marxists have failed to conduct the proper type of cross-national comparison of real socialist and real capitalist societies.

To Marxist theorists, the primary purpose of imprisonment is to:

A core difference between Marxist theory and conflict theory is that the latter focuses on power decentralized in multiple competing interests groups whereas the former envisions power concentrated in a single power elite.

Richard Quinney is highly critical of academicians who teach traditional criminology courses because he believes that:

According to Marxist theory, members of the working class who mistakenly believe that their interests coincide with those of the bourgeoisie are said to have:

Structuralist Marxist theory differs from instrumentalist Marxist theory primarily in that it stresses:

In Marxist theory, the term "bourgeoisie" refers to:

Which of the following is consistent with the policy implications of Marxist theory?

Structural Marxists agree with instrumental Marxists that in both the long and short term, the law and criminal justice system serve the interests of the ruling capitalist class.

Comparisons of crime in capitalist and socialist systems indicate that:

Marxist criminologists locate the roots of crime in:

Why, according to Marxist theory, can a capitalist system not survive? Explain why you agree or disagree.

David Greenberg frames his analysis of juvenile delinquency in terms of:

Compare the 4 different types of crimes. Which of the following type of crime do you believe is the worst for society: crimes of control, crimes of domination and repression, and crimes of government? Why?

Discuss the major points of agreement and disagreement between pluralistic conflict models and Marxist models of the origins and functions of law.

Identify and discuss the chief criticisms of Marxist theory of crime. In what ways has Marxist theory made an important contribution to criminology?

Marxist criminologists depict society as being comprised of three classes: the bourgeoisie, white-collar workers, and the proletariat.

According to Bonger's Marxist theory, crime is the result of the greed and selfishness promoted in capitalist society.

Studies of the connection between unemployment rates and imprisonment rates are generally consistent with predictions made by Marxist theory.

In Quinney's Marxist theory, criminal behavior is:

Introduction to Criminological Theory

Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

Biological and Biosocial Theories

Psychological Theories

Social Learning Theory

Social Bonding and Control Theories

Labeling and Reintegrative Shaming Theory

Social Disorganization Theory

Anomie and Strain Theories

Conflict Theory

Radical and Critical Theories

Feminist Theories

Developmental and Life-Course Theories

Integrating Criminological Theories

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