Crime and Inequality MCQs
Crime and Inequality MCQs
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1: The feminist theory that the best response to crimes against women is to aggressively push for harsher punishments against those who commit these crimes is known as:
A. Critical Race Theory
B. Class Struggle
C. Carceral Feminism
D. None of these
2: The Marxist theory that human history is shaped by the fight for power between different economic groups (classes) is called _________ .
A. Critical Race Theory
B. Class Struggle
C. Carceral Feminism
D. None of these
3: Critical Race Theory is the view that American society is structurally unequal and that minorities are targeted by the government in general and by the criminal justice system in particular.
A. True
B. False
4: The criminological theory is rooted in the view that women are treated unjustly in society and that these inequalities are reflected in criminal justice is known as:
A. Green Criminology
B. Feminist Criminology
C. Ideology
D. None of these
5: Green Criminology is the field of criminology that studies environmental crimes.
A. True
B. False
6: In Marxism, the view that the beliefs and values of a society reflect the interests of the dominant class is called _________.
A. Intersectionality
B. Ideology
C. Patriarchy
D. Marxism
7: ___________ is the critical approach that seeks to understand how different inequalities (race, class, gender) interact.
A. Intersectionality
B. Ideology
C. Patriarchy
D. Marxism
8: The social theory formulated by Karl Marx that views society as structured by conflicts between economic groups or classes is known as:
A. Intersectionality
B. Ideology
C. Patriarchy
D. Marxism
9: The feminist view of society that argues that social power is in the hands of men and serves male interests is called ____________.
A. Intersectionality
B. Ideology
C. Patriarchy
D. Marxism
10: ____________ is a collection of social theories that question both conservative and leftist criminology theories and reject the idea that there is a right way to organize a society.
A. Rape Shields
B. Queer Criminology
C. Postmodernism
D. None of these
11: Queer Criminology is the field of criminology that examines crime and justice issues that impact:
A. Lesbian
B. Gay
C. Bisexual
D. All of these
12: Racial Threat Theory is the theory that white Americans see African Americans as a threat to their:
A. Power
B. Wealth
C. Security
D. All of these
13: Rape Shield is law that prevent defense lawyers from interrogating the sexual history of rape victims.
A. True
B. False
14: Which of the following theories tries to understand how different factors shape criminal behavior and criminal justice without assuming that it is all about one of the them?
A. Carceral feminist theory
B. Critical race theory
C. Racial threat theory
D. Intersectionality theory
15: Which of the following refers to a wide variety of different theories that are used in sociology, literary studies, and philosophy?
A. Postmodernism
B. Green criminology
C. Queer criminology
D. Modernism
16: Conflict criminologists see society as a comprised of a struggle between different groups and they argue that crime and criminal justice policy reflects this struggle.
A. True
B. False
17: ______ believe that the best response to rape and other crimes against women is to aggressively push for harsher punishments against those who commit these crimes.
A. Carceral feminists
B. Critical race scholars
C. Marxists criminologists
D. Durkheim theorists
18: All queer criminologists criticize mainstream criminologists for inadequately understanding the social of construction gender and sexuality in their examinations of crime and justice.
A. True
B. False
19: Intersectionality is at the heart of a great deal of modern criminal criminology.
A. True
B. False
20: There is no single feminist perspective on crime and criminal justice.
A. True
B. False
21: One of the most important aspects of American ideology is the concept of ______.
A. Private property
B. Liberty
C. Pursuit of happiness
D. Life
22: Criminal laws dictate that different racial groups are to be punished differently.
A. True
B. False
23: Which of the following theories looks at how society in general and the criminal justice system keeps African Americans subordinate?
A. Social disorganization theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Critical race theory
D. Strain theory
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