Deck 10: Feminist Models of Crime

Question 1

The feminist perspective began receiveing attention in the early 1970s, which was a key period in which of the following?

A)corporal punishment movement
B)gay rights movement
C)civil rights movement
D)women's rights movement

Answer 1

D

Question 2

______ feminism emphasizes men's ownership of the means of production.

A)Marxist
B)Seminal
C)Postmodern
D)Liberal

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Klein stated that feminist criminologists need to address three major challenges.Which of the following is NOT one of those challenges?

A)come to an agreement about the purpose of feminist research
B)continue to search for the scientific basis of theories of men's and women's criminal behavior
C)develop a new definition of crime
D)reexamine gender and racial/ethnic biases in the social sciences

Answer 3

A

Question 4

______ feminism assumes that differences between males and females in offending were due to the lack of opportunities in education and employment.

A)Liberal
B)Critical/radical
C)Marxist
D)Socialist

Question 5

Compared to women in the U.S., women in Marxist-based countries are ______ economically.

A)eliminated from society
B)struggling
C)much better off
D)no better off

Question 6

______ feminism sustains that women should take control of their own bodies and their reproductive functions in order to control their criminality.

A)Liberal
B)Marxist
C)Critical/radical
D)Socialist

Question 7

______ asserts that women's nature is biologically determined.

A)Paternalism
B)Patriarchy
C)Chivalry
D)Radicalism

Question 8

Numerous forms of the feminist perspective were identified and discussed in the chapter.But none of these perspectives place emphasis on ______.

A)control of women's sexuality and reproductive systems
B)inequality in terms of access to the institutions of education and economy
C)child-rearing differences between daughters and sons
D)the influence of a capitalistic system

Question 9

The belief that women are weak and helpless is related to the idea of ______.

A)chivalry
B)socialism
C)patriarchy
D)paternalism

Question 10

Which type of radical feminism argues that women should not try to act like men?

A)radical-Marxist
B)radical-critical
C)radical-cultural
D)radical-libertarian

Question 11

That the findings found for male offending should be used to help explain female offending is part of the ______.

A)gender ratio issue
B)paternalistic approach
C)socialist feminist theory
D)generalizability argument

Question 12

______ feminism sustains that men control economic success in our country, and this flows from capitalism.

A)Liberal
B)Critical/radical
C)Marxist
D)Postmodern

Question 13

Rape reform laws that came from understanding/theorizing about the offense is an example of ______.

A)praxis
B)cultural translation
C)legal translation
D)theory-action response

Question 14

______ feminism emphasizes the idea that many societies are based on a structure of patriarchy, in which males dominate virtually every aspect of society, such as politics, family structure and economy.

A)Liberal
B)Critical/radical
C)Marxist
D)Socialist

Question 15

This type of liberal feminist support limited government and a free market to address gender inequality.

A)legal
B)conventional
C)classical
D)welfare

Question 16

According to the book, the best illustration of chivalry is ______ speech Ain't I a Woman?

A)Harriet Tubman's
B)Oprah Winfrey's
C)Sojourner Truth's
D)Maya Angelou's

Question 17

A number of studies by feminist criminologists show than factors that cause male offending ______ those for females.In fact, these findings are considered a major strength of feminist theories.

A)are less numerous than
B)are more numerous than
C)are almost identical to
D)are different than

Question 18

Which of the following factors is NOT one of the three key conceptual factors identified Burgess-Proctor that distinguishes multiracial feminism from other types of feminism?

A)Multiracial feminism claims that gender relations do not exist in a vacuum.
B)Multiracial feminism is rooted in a patriarchal capitalist system.
C)Multiracial feminism stresses the important of recognizing the ways intersecting systems of power and privilege interact on all social-structural levels.
D)Multiracial feminism is founded on the concept of relationality.

Question 19

There is no point in measuring anything» is an assertion that best matches ______.

A)liberal feminists
B)postmodern feminists
C)socialist feminists
D)critical/radical

Question 20

Personal is the political refers to which of the following?

A)praxis
B)generalizability
C)reflexivity
D)relationality

Question 21

The fact that women are CEOs in only 6.4% of the Fortune 500 companies is a good example of which of the following?

A)relationality
B)chivalry
C)patriarchy
D)paternalism

Question 22

Which type of feminists would support the establishment of women-centered social institutions as a strategy for social change?

A)Marxist
B)radical
C)postmodern
D)liberal

Question 23

______ feminism is also referred to as mainstream feminism.

A)Liberal
B)Socialist
C)Postmodern
D)Critical

Question 24

Capitalism is a main focus of Marxist feminism.

Question 25

What is the main difference between socialist feminism and Marxist feminism?

A)Marxist feminism considers both class and gender relations primary.
B)Socialist feminism considers both class and gender relations primary.
C)Marxist feminism considers the influences of race/ethnicity on gender inequality.
D)socialist feminism considers the influences of race/ethnicity on gender inequality.

Question 26

Feminist theories surfaced because females began offending at higher rates than males.

Question 27

Seminal theories of female crime in the 1970's predicted that women having more freedom and rights would lead to ______ offending rates for women.

A)higher
B)lower
C)no change in
D)higher property crime

Question 28

In the case study about Gertrude Baniszewski, Baniszewski abused and caused the death of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens while Likens was in her care.Why did Baniszewski lash out at Sylvia?

A)Sylvia was physically and verbally assaulting the seven other kids in the home.
B)She caught Sylvia in bed with her husband.
C)The check from Sylvia's parents for taking care of Sylvia and her sister was late.
D)Sylvia was stealing money and jewelry from her.

Question 29

______ feminism is based on the individuality of females.

A)Postmodern
B)Critical/radical
C)Marxist
D)Socialist

Question 30

Which concept best exemplified by this statement: "I am so relieved that my daughter has found a man who can take care of her."

A)chivalry
B)paternalism
C)patriarchy
D)gender ratio

Question 31

Treating women as though they are on a pedestal is referred to as ______.

A)chivalry
B)paternalism
C)patriarchy
D)postmodernism

Question 32

The feminist perspective began to receive attention about the same time that Marxist theories of crime were becoming popular.

Question 33

Which type of feminism claims that the most widespread form of human oppression, in principle, is sexism?

A)radical
B)liberal
C)postmodern
D)socialist

Question 34

Studies that focus on work-related inequalities, such as the distribution of housework between husbands and wives, would best match the interestes of ______.

A)postmodern feminism
B)socialist feminism
C)liberal feminism
D)Marxist feminism

Question 35

The ______ type of liberal feminists support government involvement to provide education to underprvieleged citizens.

A)legal
B)conventional
C)classical
D)welfare

Question 36

______ feminism emphasizes control of reproductive systems instead of focusing on economic structure.

A)Marxist
B)Postmodern
C)Socialist
D)Critical/Radical

Question 37

______ feminism emphasizes the idea that many societies are based on a structure of patriarchy.

A)Marxist
B)Postmodern
C)Socialist
D)Critical/radical

Question 38

Female delinquency has ______ in the last decades

A)become virtually nonexistent
B)surpassed that of male delinquency
C)become less common
D)become more common

Question 39

Relationality would imply the establishment of a rape crisis center.

Question 40

The gender ratio issue refers to theorizing and research that examines why females commit less serious violent crime than males.

Question 41

How did feminist criminology evolve?

Question 42

Women who have more educational and economic opportunites are the female offenders who are most likely to offend.

Question 43

Multiracial feminism asserts that gender relations occur in a vacuum.

Question 44

According to Marxist feminism, women own and control the means of economic success in our country.

Question 45

Females tend to be treated the same as their male counterparts throughout all aspects of the criminal justice system.

Question 46

Patriarchy asserts that women's nature is biologically determined.

Question 47

Feminist scholars emphasize the need to avoid "blurred boundaries."

Question 48

Postmodern feminists encourage the study of women as a group.

Question 49

The rate of female offending for public order crimes has increased since the 1970s.

Question 50

Historically, feminism focused mostly on white middle-class women.

Question 51

Feminist theories assert that men and women commit crimes for different reasons.

Question 52

Identify three of the six types of feminist theories and provide the key assumptions for each.

Question 53

Female offenders make up at least 60% of the world population.

Question 54

If women had access to more education and employment opportunities, their offending rates would resemble male offending rates.

Question 55

Liberal feminism evolved from the women's liberation movement of the 1960s.

Question 56

Compare and contrast the gender ratio issue and the generalizability issue.

Question 57

Distinguish among chivalry, paternalism, and patriarchy.Provide examples to of each to support your answer.

Question 58

Policy implications that come from feminist criminology are also being applied to juvenile girls.

Question 59

Identify a policy/program that was influenced by feminist criminology.Explain how feminist criminology (research) influenced this policy/program.Do not use the examples offered in the Policy Implications section.

Question 60

Marxist feminists offered a clear explanation for female criminality.