Exam 9: Social Conflict Theories

According to Marx, the natural outcome of the struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat would be the overthrow of the __________ social order.

Which of the following statements best describes instrumental Marxism?

The primary goal of restorative justice is ____________.

Karl Marx believed that the natural outcome of the struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie would be the overthrow of a communistic social order.

According to Chambliss and Seidman, that the probability of a group having its normative system embodied in law is distributed equally throughout society.

Instrumental Marxism sees the criminal law and the criminal justice system as tools used to keep the poor disenfranchised.

Which of the following is not one of the three main analytical perspectives discussed in the text?

According to the __________ perspective, the law serves all people equally.

According to George Vold, laws are a(n) __________ statement

Which is not a component of the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model?

Discuss the major criticisms of radical-critical criminology.

The __________ perspective holds that although different viewpoints exist, most individuals agree on the usefulness of the law as a formal means of dispute resolution.

What are the main policy implications of the various types of conflict theories discussed in this chapter? For each theory, identify at least one possible solution to the problem of crime that would be advocated by supporters of that theory.

Contemporary radical theory attributes much of the existing propensity toward criminality to differences in __________.