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WorksheetsMarxism, class & crime
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Marxists agree with ___ theory claims that the law is applied disproportionately against working classes
a)
Labelling
b)
Strain
c)
Subculture
d)
Functionalist
2.
Marxist's believe that crime is inevitable in capitalism because it is
a)
Evil
b)
Cryptogenic
c)
Crimogenic
d)
Criminal
3.
Which of these is NOT a suggested reason for capitalism leading to crime?
a)
Poverty meaning crime is necessary for survival
b)
Crime alleviates boredom
c)
Its the only way to access consumer goods
d)
Alienation causes frustration & anger
4.
Gordon (1976) gives reasons to explain how crime can be found in
a)
Working classes
b)
Middle classes
c)
Upper classes
d)
All classes
5.
Marxists see law making & enforcement as serving the interests of
a)
The proletariat
b)
Everyone's shared values
c)
The capitalist class
d)
The social actors who enforce it
6.
Chambliss (1975) used an example from ___ to support Marxist claims about laws serving capitalists
a)
India
b)
Africa
c)
the Caribbean
d)
Australia
7.
Who argues that capitalist societies rarely create laws which may damage business or profitability?
a)
Snider
b)
Gordon
c)
Pearce
d)
Chambliss
8.
Marxists believe crimes committed by those in power are:
a)
non-existent
b)
Ignored
c)
Encouraged
d)
Discouraged
9.
When a law is passed to make the capitalists seem to care about working classes its
a)
Idiographical
b)
Idealistic
c)
Idiotic
d)
Ideological
10.
Selectivbe enforcement of laws leads to working classes becoming
a)
Enraged
b)
Divided
c)
Diminished
d)
Ignored
11.
Who else can conceal the influence of capitalism by portraying criminals as disturbed individuals?
a)
The Media
b)
Some criminologists
c)
Both of these
d)
Neither of these
12.
Marxist theories of crime are good because
a)
They show how capitalism causes crime
b)
They show capitalism doesn't cause crime
c)
They show a relationship between crime and capitalism
d)
They show no relationship between crime and capitalism
13.
As Marxism shows how the interests of capitalist classes can link to law making & enforcement, it gives labelling theory
a)
A wider structural context
b)
A narrower structural context
c)
A wider social context
d)
A narrower social context
14.
Which of these is NOT a criticism of Marxism?
a)
It ignores the relationship between crime & non-class related inequality
b)
Not all capitalist societies have high crime
c)
It is too deterministic
d)
It only explains intra-class crime
15.
Marxists challenge critics who say not all capitalist societies have high crime by
a)
Saying their evidence is flawed
b)
Focussing on the welfare provision
c)
Ignoring them
d)
Focussing on corporate law
16.
Marxists challenge critics who point out the rise in corporate prosecutions by
a)
Saying they are just ideological
b)
Saying they're irresponsible
c)
Saying they're unreliable
d)
Saying they're undependable too
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