Question 1

Summarize the basic assumptions of Marxist criminology. Discuss some of the critiques levelled against this theory.

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Question 2

What term refers to the situation when people are thrust outside the economic mainstream?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural displacement 
B)  surplus personnel 
C)  demoralization 
D)  marginalization

Question 3

Marxism is a branch of social disorganization theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the name of the piece that Chambliss and Seidman wrote that documented how the justice system operates to protect the rich and powerful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Law, Order, and Power 
B)  Political Unrest 
C)  Systems of the Powerful 
D)  The Power Siege

Question 5

Compare and contrast instrumental Marxism and structural Marxism.

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Question 6

Which school of Marxism is troubled by the "emergence of a strict 'law and order' philosophy that places crime control above due process"?

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental 
B)  structural 
C)  left realism 
D)  conflict

Question 7

Marxist criminologists believe in the development of formal, value-free criminological theories to support their work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which group would a Marxist criminologist argue deserves not just to be punished more severely, but to actually be held responsible for the damage they do to society?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug dealers 
B)  corporations that promote unsafe working conditions 
C)  bank robbers who use a gun 
D)  rapists who drug their victim

Question 9

Which type of crime would social conflict theory consider to be the "true crimes" committed in modern society?

Accepted Answer

A)  abortion 
B)  murder 
C)  environmental pollution 
D)  drug dealing

Question 10

Which of the following would conflict criminologists argue is a crime just as much as burglary and robbery?

Accepted Answer

A)  opinion making 
B)  crimes of power 
C)  editorialism 
D)  mesmerism

Question 11

What perspective cites antitrust legislation designed to prevent a monopoly as evidence that the goal of the criminal justice and economic systems serve to legitimate the systems despite clear inequalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  consumptionist 
B)  instrumentalist 
C)  structuralist 
D)  Marxist

Question 12

Discuss the left realism theory. What are the critiques of this theory?

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Question 13

According to Richard Quinney, what are law violations?

Accepted Answer

A)  quasi-revolutionary acts 
B)  violations of consensually defined rules 
C)  acts of mercy in the war of surplus value 
D)  acts on behalf of public interests

Question 14

Although Willem Bonger contributed to the theoretical underpinnings of social conflict theory, who adapted the theory to criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Langer Sythe 
B)  George Vold 
C)  Robert Seidman 
D)  Richard Quinney

Question 15

Which school of conflict theory argues that criminology should focus on reforming the criminal justice system and improving crime prevention strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist 
B)  left realism 
C)  social disorganization 
D)  instrumental

Question 16

According to Marxist feminism, who perpetuates gender inequalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  power control theorists 
B)  radical feminists 
C)  liberal feminists 
D)  Marxist feminists

Question 17

Marx believed that changes to society could only come through slow and deliberate processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In power-control theory, how is the parent-daughter relationship in a paternalistic family perceived?

Accepted Answer

A)  as preparation for the cult of domesticity 
B)  as preparation for independence and decision making 
C)  as preparation for a career in childcare 
D)  as preparation for a criminal career

Question 19

One of the major critiques of instrumental Marxism is that it believes that what benefits one member of the ruling class benefits all members of the ruling class, and this isn't always the case when we exam legislation and policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What did Karl Marx believe about the structure of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was rigid and unchangeable. 
B)  It was dictated by the government in an attempt to attain ultimate power. 
C)  It was a result of deserving people climbing to the top. 
D)  It was not stable, but could be changed when social arrangements were unacceptable to certain groups.

Exam 9: Social Conflict Theory

Summarize the basic assumptions of Marxist criminology. Discuss some of the critiques levelled against this theory.

What term refers to the situation when people are thrust outside the economic mainstream?

Marxism is a branch of social disorganization theory.

What is the name of the piece that Chambliss and Seidman wrote that documented how the justice system operates to protect the rich and powerful?

Compare and contrast instrumental Marxism and structural Marxism.

Which school of Marxism is troubled by the "emergence of a strict 'law and order' philosophy that places crime control above due process"?

Marxist criminologists believe in the development of formal, value-free criminological theories to support their work.

Which group would a Marxist criminologist argue deserves not just to be punished more severely, but to actually be held responsible for the damage they do to society?

Which type of crime would social conflict theory consider to be the "true crimes" committed in modern society?

Which of the following would conflict criminologists argue is a crime just as much as burglary and robbery?

What perspective cites antitrust legislation designed to prevent a monopoly as evidence that the goal of the criminal justice and economic systems serve to legitimate the systems despite clear inequalities?

Discuss the left realism theory. What are the critiques of this theory?

According to Richard Quinney, what are law violations?

Although Willem Bonger contributed to the theoretical underpinnings of social conflict theory, who adapted the theory to criminology?

Which school of conflict theory argues that criminology should focus on reforming the criminal justice system and improving crime prevention strategies?

According to Marxist feminism, who perpetuates gender inequalities?

Marx believed that changes to society could only come through slow and deliberate processes.

In power-control theory, how is the parent-daughter relationship in a paternalistic family perceived?

One of the major critiques of instrumental Marxism is that it believes that what benefits one member of the ruling class benefits all members of the ruling class, and this isn't always the case when we exam legislation and policy.

What did Karl Marx believe about the structure of society?