Conflict & Marxist Theories

Conflict theory focuses on

• Family conflict

• Class conflict

• Racial conflict

• Gender conflict

_____ formulated the most prominent social conflict theory

• Karl Marx

• Edwin Sutherland

• Albert Bandura

• Jeremy Bentham

Put simply, conflict theory argues that crime rates are driven by conflict (unequal power dynamics) between

• young and old

• males and females

• rich and poor

• rural and urban populations

According to conflict theory, the legal system is a product of class domination, with the ___ holding the most power

• lower classes

• upper classes

• proletariat

• politicians

Law is used by the ___ to sustain class ___

• rich; equality

• rich; domination

• poor; equality

• poor; domination

One of Marx's key concepts is

• anomie

• normlessness

• alienation

Alienation refers to ____

• a state of normlessness

• powerlessness, helplessness

• unity

According to Marx, social conflict would inevitably result in ___

• revolution

• agreement

• anomie

• peace

The social conflict approach explains crime by emphasizing ___ in our society?

• class-based fairness

• social bonds

• class-based inequality

• rationality

If law is the product of power, crime is defined by dominant class and favors ___

• the wealthy

• the poor

• law-abiding citizens

• people who commit crimes