Question 1

Heimer and De Coster's gendered differential association/social learning theory suggests that females are more impacted by ______ than are males.

Accepted Answer

A)  Association with aggressive peers. 
B)  Longer violent histories. 
C)  Exposure to antisocial peers. 
D)  Typescripts. 
A)  Association with aggressive peers. 
B)  Longer violent histories. 
C)  Exposure to antisocial peers. 
D)  Typescripts. D

Question 2

Which of the following was associated with the women's rights movement, according to Freda Adler's liberation thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patriarchy became stronger. 
B)  Social opportunities for women increased, but the biological limitations of women kept them from committing many crimes. 
C)  Social equality caused women to commit more crime and to commit crimes that previously were committed mostly by men. 
D)  Because of better jobs and lower poverty, women became less criminal. 
A)  Patriarchy became stronger. 
B)  Social opportunities for women increased, but the biological limitations of women kept them from committing many crimes. 
C)  Social equality caused women to commit more crime and to commit crimes that previously were committed mostly by men. 
D)  Because of better jobs and lower poverty, women became less criminal. C

Question 3

Describe the three facets of violence against women presented in Miller's work.

Accepted Answer

In Miller's work, three facets of violence against women are presented: physical violence, psychological violence, and structural violence.

Physical violence refers to any form of bodily harm or injury inflicted on women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and physical abuse. This facet of violence against women is often the most visible and can have immediate and long-term physical consequences for the victims.

Psychological violence encompasses emotional and mental abuse, such as verbal threats, intimidation, and manipulation. This form of violence can have a profound impact on a woman's mental health and well-being, leading to anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Structural violence refers to the systemic and institutionalized forms of oppression and discrimination that contribute to the perpetuation of violence against women. This includes societal norms and attitudes that condone or minimize violence against women, as well as barriers to accessing resources and support for victims.

By highlighting these three facets of violence against women, Miller's work sheds light on the complex and multifaceted nature of this pervasive issue, and the need for comprehensive and intersectional approaches to addressing and preventing violence against women.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about liberal feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It highlights the role of sex-role socialization in understanding gender patterns in crime. 
B)  It highlights the structured inequality of power in understanding gender patterns in crime. 
C)  It highlights the role of patriarchy in understanding gender patterns in crime. 
D)  It is the paradigm that underlies most of the current theory and research within feminist criminology. 
A)  It highlights the role of sex-role socialization in understanding gender patterns in crime. 
B)  It highlights the structured inequality of power in understanding gender patterns in crime. 
C)  It highlights the role of patriarchy in understanding gender patterns in crime. 
D)  It is the paradigm that underlies most of the current theory and research within feminist criminology.

Question 5

According to Miller, the primary means of spending time with peer groups is

Accepted Answer

A)  At school. 
B)  At unsupervised parties. 
C)  At church. 
D)  On the street. 
A)  At school. 
B)  At unsupervised parties. 
C)  At church. 
D)  On the street.

Question 6

According to radical feminist scholars, patriarchy in the United States is the reason why

Accepted Answer

A)  The rate of crime for men is low. 
B)  The rape and battering of women is widespread. 
C)  The rate of crime for women is high. 
D)  Men, in power fights over their masculinity, victimize only other men. 
A)  The rate of crime for men is low. 
B)  The rape and battering of women is widespread. 
C)  The rate of crime for women is high. 
D)  Men, in power fights over their masculinity, victimize only other men.

Question 7

According to Messerschmidt, which of the following groups of boys is most likely to accomplish masculinity by achieving academically and/or occupying high social status at school?

Accepted Answer

A)  White, middle-class boys. 
B)  White, working-class boys. 
C)  Racial-minority, lower-working class boys. 
D)  All white boys, regardless of social class. 
A)  White, middle-class boys. 
B)  White, working-class boys. 
C)  Racial-minority, lower-working class boys. 
D)  All white boys, regardless of social class.

Question 8

According to Jody Miller, which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neighborhood residents' response to violence against women is often unhelpful to victims. 
B)  Young inner-city girls are more apprehensive about sexual harassment from adult men than from their peers. 
C)  Younger inner-city black girls' nonfatal victimization rates are similar to that of black adolescent boys. 
D)  Girls do not mind sexual harassment from their peers and friends and view it as playing. 
A)  Neighborhood residents' response to violence against women is often unhelpful to victims. 
B)  Young inner-city girls are more apprehensive about sexual harassment from adult men than from their peers. 
C)  Younger inner-city black girls' nonfatal victimization rates are similar to that of black adolescent boys. 
D)  Girls do not mind sexual harassment from their peers and friends and view it as playing.

Question 9

Inner-city black females have a

Accepted Answer

A)  High rate of sexual victimization. 
B)  Low rate of sexual victimization. 
C)  Lower rate of victimization than other racial groups. 
D)  Sense of protection because of the street code. 
A)  High rate of sexual victimization. 
B)  Low rate of sexual victimization. 
C)  Lower rate of victimization than other racial groups. 
D)  Sense of protection because of the street code.

Question 10

Explain the link between female victimization and offending, according to Meda Chesney-Lind's work.

Accepted Answer

Meda Chesney-Lind's work explores the li

Question 11

Describe the differences between liberal feminist perspectives and radical feminist perspectives in criminology.

Accepted Answer

Liberal feminist perspectives in crimino

Question 12

In which of the following ways was Messerschmidt critical of feminist criminological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  He felt that feminist theory neglected the ways in which women's victimization affected their later offending. 
B)  He suggested that feminist theory neglected variation among men. 
C)  He suggested that feminist theory had a stereotypical view of women. 
D)  He said that feminist theory ignored social factors that were important in understanding gender differences in offending. 
A)  He felt that feminist theory neglected the ways in which women's victimization affected their later offending. 
B)  He suggested that feminist theory neglected variation among men. 
C)  He suggested that feminist theory had a stereotypical view of women. 
D)  He said that feminist theory ignored social factors that were important in understanding gender differences in offending.

Question 13

Which of the following is not consistent with Broidy and Agnew's application of general strain theory to the explanation of female crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males are more likely to experience strains conducive to crime than are females. 
B)  Males experience more overall strain than females. 
C)  Males are more likely to respond to strains with moral outrage than are females. 
D)  Males are more likely to cope with strain and negative emotions through crime. 
A)  Males are more likely to experience strains conducive to crime than are females. 
B)  Males experience more overall strain than females. 
C)  Males are more likely to respond to strains with moral outrage than are females. 
D)  Males are more likely to cope with strain and negative emotions through crime.

Question 14

In Women and Crime, Rita Simon suggests which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are at more risk for violent victimization within the family because of patriarchy. 
B)  Women's entrance into the workforce should bring about women's greater involvement in white-collar crime. 
C)  Extension of rights to women should bring about women's greater involvement in violent crime. 
D)  Women offenders are extremely rare; those who do exist are pathological. 
A)  Women are at more risk for violent victimization within the family because of patriarchy. 
B)  Women's entrance into the workforce should bring about women's greater involvement in white-collar crime. 
C)  Extension of rights to women should bring about women's greater involvement in violent crime. 
D)  Women offenders are extremely rare; those who do exist are pathological.

Question 15

How does neighborhood structural disadvantage result in higher victimization for women, according to Miller?

Accepted Answer

Jody Miller is a criminologist known for

Question 16

Which of the following is most accurate regarding Steffensmeier and Allen's gendered theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It uses the theory of techniques of neutralization to account for gender differences in offending. 
B)  It uses Currie's theory of market societies to account for gender differences in offending. 
C)  It uses Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory to account for gender differences in offending. 
D)  It uses an integrative approach, drawing on several traditional and feminist perspectives to account for gender differences in crime. 
A)  It uses the theory of techniques of neutralization to account for gender differences in offending. 
B)  It uses Currie's theory of market societies to account for gender differences in offending. 
C)  It uses Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory to account for gender differences in offending. 
D)  It uses an integrative approach, drawing on several traditional and feminist perspectives to account for gender differences in crime.

Question 17

Which of the following was true before the rise of feminist criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males and females were equally involved in crime, but only male crime was being studied. 
B)  Males and females were equally represented among criminologists, but only studies by male criminologists were being published. 
C)  Female offenders were assumed to commit crime for the same reasons that males committed crimes. 
D)  The social experience of gender was given little or no importance. 
A)  Males and females were equally involved in crime, but only male crime was being studied. 
B)  Males and females were equally represented among criminologists, but only studies by male criminologists were being published. 
C)  Female offenders were assumed to commit crime for the same reasons that males committed crimes. 
D)  The social experience of gender was given little or no importance.

Question 18

According to James Messerschmidt, men commit crime mainly

Accepted Answer

A)  For biological reasons-they are programmed by their genes to be aggressive. 
B)  Because they lack self-control, as a result of weak parenting. 
C)  As a way of demonstrating their masculinity. 
D)  Because of their sexual victimization as young boys. 
A)  For biological reasons-they are programmed by their genes to be aggressive. 
B)  Because they lack self-control, as a result of weak parenting. 
C)  As a way of demonstrating their masculinity. 
D)  Because of their sexual victimization as young boys.

Question 19

According to Jody Miller, the culture of the street

Accepted Answer

A)  Opposes violence against women. 
B)  Says nothing about the role of women. 
C)  Demands respect for women. 
D)  Validates violence against women. 
A)  Opposes violence against women. 
B)  Says nothing about the role of women. 
C)  Demands respect for women. 
D)  Validates violence against women.

Question 20

According to Messerschmidt, which of the following groups of boys is most at risk for displaying masculinity through hate crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  White, upper-class boys. 
B)  Racial-minority, middle-class boys. 
C)  White, working-class boys. 
D)  Middle-class boys, regardless of race. 
A)  White, upper-class boys. 
B)  Racial-minority, middle-class boys. 
C)  White, working-class boys. 
D)  Middle-class boys, regardless of race.

Heimer and De Coster's gendered differential association/social learning theory suggests that females are more impacted by ______ than are males.

Which of the following was associated with the women's rights movement, according to Freda Adler's liberation thesis?

Describe the three facets of violence against women presented in Miller's work.

Which of the following is true about liberal feminism?

According to Miller, the primary means of spending time with peer groups is

According to radical feminist scholars, patriarchy in the United States is the reason why

According to Messerschmidt, which of the following groups of boys is most likely to accomplish masculinity by achieving academically and/or occupying high social status at school?

According to Jody Miller, which of the following is false?

Inner-city black females have a

Explain the link between female victimization and offending, according to Meda Chesney-Lind's work.

Describe the differences between liberal feminist perspectives and radical feminist perspectives in criminology.

In which of the following ways was Messerschmidt critical of feminist criminological theory?

Which of the following is not consistent with Broidy and Agnew's application of general strain theory to the explanation of female crime?

In Women and Crime, Rita Simon suggests which of the following?

How does neighborhood structural disadvantage result in higher victimization for women, according to Miller?

Which of the following is most accurate regarding Steffensmeier and Allen's gendered theory?

Which of the following was true before the rise of feminist criminology?

According to James Messerschmidt, men commit crime mainly

According to Jody Miller, the culture of the street

According to Messerschmidt, which of the following groups of boys is most at risk for displaying masculinity through hate crime?

The Origins of Modern Criminology

The Chicago School: The City, Social Disorganization, and Crime

Learning to Be a Criminal: Differential Association, Subcultural, and Social Learning Theories

Anomiestrain Theories of Crime

Varieties of Control Theory

Labeling Theory: Societal Reaction and the Creation of Criminals

Critical Criminology: Power, Peace, and Crime

Theories of White-Collar Crime

Reviving Classical Theory: Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

Environmental Criminology

Growing up Criminal: Trait and Biological Theories of Crime

Getting Into and Out of Crime: Life-Course Theories

Positive Criminology

How Black Lives Matter: Theoretical Developments

Putting It All Together: Integrated Theories of Crime

Putting Theory to Work: Guiding Crime Control Policy

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Exam 8: Feminist Theories: Gender, Power, and Crime

Heimer and De Coster's gendered differential association/social learning theory suggests that females are more impacted by ______ than are males.

Which of the following was associated with the women's rights movement, according to Freda Adler's liberation thesis?

Describe the three facets of violence against women presented in Miller's work.

Which of the following is true about liberal feminism?

According to Miller, the primary means of spending time with peer groups is

According to radical feminist scholars, patriarchy in the United States is the reason why

According to Messerschmidt, which of the following groups of boys is most likely to accomplish masculinity by achieving academically and/or occupying high social status at school?

According to Jody Miller, which of the following is false?

Inner-city black females have a

Explain the link between female victimization and offending, according to Meda Chesney-Lind's work.

Describe the differences between liberal feminist perspectives and radical feminist perspectives in criminology.

In which of the following ways was Messerschmidt critical of feminist criminological theory?

Which of the following is not consistent with Broidy and Agnew's application of general strain theory to the explanation of female crime?

In Women and Crime, Rita Simon suggests which of the following?

How does neighborhood structural disadvantage result in higher victimization for women, according to Miller?

Which of the following is most accurate regarding Steffensmeier and Allen's gendered theory?

Which of the following was true before the rise of feminist criminology?

According to James Messerschmidt, men commit crime mainly

According to Jody Miller, the culture of the street

According to Messerschmidt, which of the following groups of boys is most at risk for displaying masculinity through hate crime?

The Origins of Modern Criminology

The Chicago School: The City, Social Disorganization, and Crime

Learning to Be a Criminal: Differential Association, Subcultural, and Social Learning Theories

Anomiestrain Theories of Crime

Varieties of Control Theory

Labeling Theory: Societal Reaction and the Creation of Criminals

Critical Criminology: Power, Peace, and Crime

Theories of White-Collar Crime

Reviving Classical Theory: Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

Environmental Criminology

Growing up Criminal: Trait and Biological Theories of Crime

Getting Into and Out of Crime: Life-Course Theories

Positive Criminology

How Black Lives Matter: Theoretical Developments

Putting It All Together: Integrated Theories of Crime

Putting Theory to Work: Guiding Crime Control Policy

Filters