Question 1

Identify two criticisms of labeling theory.

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Question 2

Which of the following emphasizes affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

A)  radical feminism 
B)  critical feminist 
C)  liberal feminism 
D)  socialist feminism

Question 3

"Patriarchy" refers to a society in which ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  women and men have equal status 
B)  political power is distributed based on wealth 
C)  capitalism represents the primary social institution 
D)  males hold a position of power and domination

Question 4

Which of the following refers to the proposal that female crime would increase as women assumed more assertive positions in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  precipitation hypothesis 
B)  equalization thesis 
C)  liberation thesis 
D)  catharsis hypothesis

Question 5

Austin Turk has been one of the more persistent advocates of conflict criminology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify the four characteristics of critical criminology.

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Question 7

Name one of the areas of study engaged in by feminist criminologists.

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Question 8

Delbert Elliott's integrative theory combined all of the following theories except for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie 
B)  social process 
C)  social control 
D)  learning

Question 9

What does John Braithwaite's shaming theory posit?

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Question 10

Which of the following approaches is known for examining how knowledge is constituted, the significance of language and signs, and how metaphors and concepts shape the context where crime occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist criminology 
B)  left realism 
C)  peacemaking 
D)  postmodernism

Question 11

Which of the following theorists is often referred to as "the founder of black criminology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Chambliss 
B)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
C)  Freda Adler 
D)  Carl Klockars

Question 12

All of the following were identified as criticisms of labeling theory by Bohm (1997) except that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling is not a theory but a sensitizing concept 
B)  it does not explain primary deviance 
C)  it ignores individual difference among criminals 
D)  it has a complex view of the criminalization process

Question 13

Deviance entrepreneurs are agents or officials who are concerned with creating and labeling new categories of deviance in order to expand the social control function of their organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The liberation thesis claims that as women assumed more assertive positions in society, they would participate in more previously "masculine" activities including crime; however, little support has been found.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated Theories

Identify two criticisms of labeling theory.

Which of the following emphasizes affirmative action?

"Patriarchy" refers to a society in which ______.

Which of the following refers to the proposal that female crime would increase as women assumed more assertive positions in society?

Austin Turk has been one of the more persistent advocates of conflict criminology.

Identify the four characteristics of critical criminology.

Name one of the areas of study engaged in by feminist criminologists.

Delbert Elliott's integrative theory combined all of the following theories except for ______.

What does John Braithwaite's shaming theory posit?

Which of the following approaches is known for examining how knowledge is constituted, the significance of language and signs, and how metaphors and concepts shape the context where crime occurs?

Which of the following theorists is often referred to as "the founder of black criminology"?

All of the following were identified as criticisms of labeling theory by Bohm (1997) except that ______.

Deviance entrepreneurs are agents or officials who are concerned with creating and labeling new categories of deviance in order to expand the social control function of their organization.

The liberation thesis claims that as women assumed more assertive positions in society, they would participate in more previously "masculine" activities including crime; however, little support has been found.