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WorksheetsLeft realist theories of crime
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Left realists differ from Marxists as they are ____ rather than revolutionaries
a)
Reformists
b)
Religious zealots
c)
Hippies
d)
Royalists
2.
Left realists criticise ____ for neglecting working class crime
a)
Neo Marxists
b)
Labelling theory
c)
Marxism
3.
Left realists criticise ____ for romanticising working class crime
a)
Neo Marxists
b)
Labelling theorists
c)
Marxists
4.
Left realists criticise _____ for treating working class criminals as victims.
a)
Marxists
b)
Neo-Marxists
c)
Labelling theorists
5.
The term aetiological crisis relates to a crisis in ____ since the real increase in crime after the 1950's
a)
Explanation
b)
Blood donation
c)
Prison populations
d)
Police financing
6.
Left realists want to shift the focus of sociological theories on to the _____ of crime
a)
Explanation
b)
Justification
c)
Tackling
d)
Victims
7.
Which of these is NOT a suggested cause of crime according to left realists?
a)
Relative deprivation
b)
Absolute deprivation
c)
Subculture
d)
Marginalisation
8.
Young (1999) acknowledges the rising impact of relative deprivation but believes it needs combining with __ to lead to crime.
a)
Individualism
b)
De-individualism
c)
Family
d)
Strong community
9.
Left realists say marginalised groups turn to subcultures to "solve" material deprivation. This could be through...
a)
Religion
b)
Crime
c)
Either religion or crime
d)
Neither religion or crime
10.
Criminal subcultures still share the _____ values & goals of mainstream society.
a)
Collectivist
b)
Materialistic
11.
Marginalisation occurs when groups lack what?
a)
Clear goals & values
b)
Mainstream values
c)
Mainstream goals
d)
Clear goals & organisations to represent them
12.
Young (2002) believes the "Golden Age" for Capitalism was the 1950's & society has deteriorated since the...
a)
1960's
b)
1970's
c)
1980's
d)
1990's
13.
Consequences of deindustrialisation since the 1970's include...
a)
Insecurity & exclusion
b)
Increased unemployment for youth & ethnic minorities
c)
Breakdown of family & community
d)
All of these
14.
Young contrasts between cultural inclusion & economic exclusion are similar to Merton's idea of what?
a)
Strain
b)
Anomie
15.
A trend of late modernity is that relative deprivation is now...
a)
Diminishing
b)
Irrelevant
c)
Widespread
d)
Over
16.
When hardworking middle classes resent the stereotypical idle, irresponsible underclass its...
a)
Life
b)
Relative deprivation upwards
c)
Relative deprivation overdrive
d)
Relative deprivation downwards
17.
Relative deprivation downward may explain why crime is found across the social structure & the increases in...
a)
Hate crime
b)
Terrorism
c)
Corporate crime
d)
State crime
18.
Increased diversity in society has led to reduced...
a)
Crime
b)
Disagreement of right & wrong
c)
Consensus over right & wrong
d)
relative deprivation
19.
Late modern society is ___ crime with ___ tolerance
a)
High / high
b)
High / low
c)
Low / low
d)
Low / High
20.
A big problem for realist theories is that crime rates have ___ since the 1990's
a)
Fallen
b)
Risen
c)
Stagnated
21.
Young sees the rise in anti-social behaviour as a result of what?
a)
Poor socialisation
b)
Defining deviance up
c)
More youths misbehaving
d)
Breakdown of community
22.
Left realists believe policing needs to focus on structural causes of crime & drop ___ policing
a)
Community
b)
Military
23.
Left realists advocate a ____ approach
a)
Multi - Agency
b)
Singular
c)
Government set
d)
Aggressive
24.
To tackle structural causes they suggest...
a)
Dealing with unequal opportunity & reward
b)
Tackling discrimination
c)
Securing decent jobs & housing for all
d)
All of these
25.
Left realists have had ___ impact on government policy than other theorists
a)
Less
b)
More
26.
Left realism is criticised for neglecting what?
a)
The harm caused by powerful groups
b)
Corporate crime
c)
Qualitative information
d)
All of these
27.
The theory ___ predicts crim
a)
Over
b)
Under
28.
Left & Right realism are similar because...
a)
They both support being tough on criminals
b)
They both focus on structural inequality
c)
They both come from the same political stance
d)
They both see crime & its effects as an actual problem
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