Exam 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Women and the Criminal Justice System

In Commonwealth v. Daniel, Jane was convicted of:

The term intersectionality as used by feminist theorists refers to:

Describe some of the criticisms of four of the major feminist schools of thought.

Socialist feminists uniquely focus on gender plus _____________.

According to the text, Black feminism does not derive concepts from critical race theory.

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Marxist feminism

The view that argues that, as private property evolved, males dominated all social institutions is most relevant to which major feminist school of thought?

Male dominance has been a factor in the right to own property.

The notion of the dangerous female criminal is among the effects of the anti-feminist _____________ to the women's movement.

A major challenge to implementing gender-specific programming is the scope of the needed changes.

Third-wave feminists object to white feminists defining "women's issues" from their own standpoint without including women of color and third-world concerns.

Empowerment theory focuses on both political and personal empowerment.

Womanism is a term that is used to describe Liberal feminism.

The term for a major shift in the population's thinking is:

The view that both class and gender relations are equal, as they interact with and reinforce each other in society is derived from what major feminist school of thought?

The notion of the dangerous female criminal is an example of the backlash to the women's movement.

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Socialist feminism

The term for a major shift in the population's thinking is a _____________ shift.

Black feminism builds on:

____________ consists of a collection of different theoretical perspectives, each explaining the oppression of women in a different way.