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Merton, Durkheim, Marx, Becker, Murray or Young??

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's the brilliant mind behind the intriguing concept of Strain theory?

a)

Merton

b)

Marx

c)

Durkheim

d)

Murray

2.

Which of the following sociologists has never been an Interactionist?

a)

Cohen

b)

Young

c)

Becker

d)

Merton

3.

Who among these esteemed minds did not contribute a Sociological theory?

a)

Lombroso

b)

Marx

c)

Merton

d)

Durkheim

4.

Who used the term Anomie to describe a state of normlessness within society?

a)

Durkheim

b)

Merton

c)

Marx

d)

Becker

5.

Think of crime as a flashing warning light on society's dashboard. Who made this intriguing comparison?

a)

Marx

b)

Merton

c)

Durkheim

d)

Murray

6.

Who famously argued that crime is functional for society?

a)

Lombroso

b)

Durkheim

c)

Marx

d)

Merton

7.

Who used the concept of The American Dream in his sociological theory?

a)

Durkheim

b)

Merton

c)

Marx

d)

Becker

8.

Who famously argued that Capitalism is criminogenic?

a)

Merton

b)

Durkheim

c)

Marx

9.

Who among these sociologists used the term 'Innovation' in their theory?

a)

Durkheim

b)

Marx

c)

Merton

d)

Murray

10.

Broken Windows theory is a type of :

a)

Right Realist Theory

b)

Left Realist Theory

c)

Interactionist Theory

d)

Marxist theory

11.

Which theory uses the hippies as an example of the deviancy amplification spiral?

a)

Interactionism

b)

Marxism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Realism

12.

Who used the term "underclass"?

a)

Merton

b)

Marx

c)

Murray

d)

Young

13.

Who coined the concept of 'Alienation' to explain the worker's state of disconnection from capitalist society?

a)

Marx

b)

Durkheim

c)

Merton

d)

Murray

14.

Who famously stated that crime is an inevitable part of society?

a)

Marx

b)

Durkheim

c)

Merton

d)

Young

15.

Whose sociological theory did William Chambliss apply to his study of the Saints and Roughnecks?

a)

Durkheim

b)

Merton

c)

Marx

16.

Whose theory attempts to explain only utilitarian crime?

a)

Merton

b)

Marx

c)

Durkheim

17.

Who is this?

a)

Marx

b)

Merton

c)

Durkheim

18.

Who is known as the "father of sociology"?

a)

Durkheim

b)

Marx

c)

Merton

19.

Who is this?

a)

Marx

b)

Merton

c)

Durkheim

20.

Who is this?

a)

Merton

b)

Durkheim

c)

Marx

21.

Who used relative deprivation to explain crime:

a)

Young

b)

Merton

c)

Murray

d)

Marx

22.

Rational Choice Theory (RCT) belongs to:

a)

Right Realism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Left Realism

d)

Interactionism

23.

Official crime statistics are trusted by (pick 2)

a)

Right Realists

b)

Marxists

c)

Interactionists

d)

Left Realists

24.

Crime statistics are not trusted by: (pick 2)

a)

Marx and Murray

b)

Durkheim and Merton

c)

Murray and Young

d)

Marx and Becker

25.

This book is the work of a ?

a)

Right Realist

b)

Left Realist

c)

Functionalist

d)

Interactionist

26.

marginalisation is a concern of:

a)

Young

b)

Marx

c)

Murray

d)

Durkheim

27.

I know my Marx from my Murray and my Durkheim from my Young:

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

To some extent

28.

This book was written by

a)

An Interactionist

b)

A Right Realist

c)

A Left Realist

d)

A Functionalist