Test 3

Question 1

What epitomized the ambivalent attitudes held by many people towards protest?

Answer 1

The shooting of protesters at Kent state

Question 2

What was the mood among younger people that questioned the middle class values of the U.S.

Answer 2

They often rejected the conventional lifestyle of their parents as being hypocritical and morally corrupt

Question 3

What event cast a shadow of doubt and cynicism on the morality and integrity of all aspects of american government?

Answer 3

The political scandal of watergate

Question 4

What do all conflict theories reflect?

Answer 4

Concerns about gaining and application of power

Question 5

What is the key to understanding conflict theories?

Answer 5

The relationship of groups to power and resources

Question 6

What is a pluralist theory?

Answer 6

Assume conflict emerges between groups attempting to exercise control over particular situations or events

Question 7

Who produced a theory emphasizing the group nature of society and the various competing interests of those groups?

Answer 7

George Vold

Question 8

Who saw social order as a product of powerful groups attempting to control society?

Answer 8

Austin Turk

Question 9

Who suggested that race and national origin are the most important factors in the making of criminal law

Answer 9

Hubert Blalock

Question 10

What fundamental assumption do all conflict theories share?

Answer 10

Societies are more properly characterized by conflict than consensus.

Question 11

What types of controls can be used on the powerless according to conflict theory?

Answer 11

Coercion & physical force

Legal processes & legal images – defining deviance, defining crime, & social control

Question 12

What are the two polar types of conflict theory?

Answer 12

pluralist conflict, and the radical Marxist conflict

Question 13

Define pluralist conflict

Answer 13

Many groups exert power, tend to have brief power, and work together for brief moments

Question 14

Define Radical, Marxist conflict

Answer 14

Two major classes in society: Proletariat and Bourgeoisie have substantial conflict of interests

Question 15

Explain what Quinney means by the social reality of crime.

Answer 15

Crime is the product of legal definitions constructed through the exercise of political power.

Question 16

What is social junk?

Answer 16

Social Junk – less expensive, low threat
Those who refuse to work
Those who retreat to drugs
Those who refuse schooling
Those who don’t believe in the benefits of family life

Question 17

What is social dynamite?

Answer 17

Social Dynamite – expensive, high threat
The poor stealing from the rich
Activists who propose a non-capitalist society

Question 18

Traditional theory is androcentric, what does this mean?

Answer 18

Shaped by male experiences and understanding of the social world

Question 19

What are the Four feminist perspectives in the feminist agenda?

Answer 19

Liberal, radical, Marxist, Socialist feminism

Question 20

What are the Six social traits used in feminist theory?

Answer 20

Paternalism
Chivalry
Sexism
Women's Liberation
Masculinity
Economic Marginalization

Question 21

Describe the effects of paternalism

Answer 21

-Males need to “protect” females
Places women in subservient roles for their own good
-Different “rules” for males and females
Female behavior more often scrutinized and controlled
-Keeps males in a social position of power

Question 22

What is the chivalry hypothesis?

Answer 22

Says that males need to protect females as they are weaker and less responsible