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WorksheetsUnit 2: AC2:3 Sociological Theories All
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 36mins
Durkheim is sometimes called
The Father of Criminology
The Father of Sociology
Durkheim believed that crime is:
Inevitable
Functional
Caused by strain
Created by selective law enforcement
By "crime is functional", Durkheim meant that crime has a:
Durkheim believed that too much crime is bad for society because it can lead to
too much strain on the police
anomie and social breakdown
Another word for anomie is:
Hopelssness
Strain
Normlessness
Lawlessness
The idea of that crime allows society to differentiate between right and wrong is called
Social change
Warning Light
Safety Valve
Boundary Maintenance
The idea that crime allows people to vent their frustrations means that crime is acting as a
Boundary
Safety valve
Stress buster
Therapy
The idea that crime shows us that something in society is wrong is called:
Boundary Maintenance
Safety Valve
Social change
Warning Light
An example of where disobeying the law lead to social change
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
Just Stop Oil disrupting the World Snooker Championship in 2023
The Poll Tax Riots
#MeToo
Durkheim argued that some crime was good for society
True
False
Durkheim believed that some individuals commit crimes due to a lack of
Money
Socialisation
Opportunity
Status
What is a strength of Durkheim's theory?
He argues that society has a role to play in defining criminal behaviour.
He demonstrates that lack of money can cause crime.
He gives practical suggestions for reducing crime.
A weakness of Durkheim's theory is
It is widely accepted by all sociologists.
It fails to explain the causes of crime.
Who is this?
Capitalism is:
A political party
A sociological theory
An economic system
An anthropological concept
According to Marxists, which is NOT an explanation for crime:
Capitalism
Consumerism
Biology
Alienation
The proletariat is the:
Working class
Middle class
Aristocracy
Upper Class
The bourgeoisie is the:
Working Class
Ruling Class
Middle Class
Aristocracy
Why do the bourgeoisie class control the proletariat?
Profit
For social status
To ensure political power
All of the above
The institutions which support the ruling class include (pick all relevant answers)
The police
The courts
Schools
Trade Unions
Consumerism encourages:
The excessive consumption of material goods
The excessive consumption of food
Excessive charity work
Rejecting material wealth
An example of a utilitarian crime
Speeding
Shoplifting
Graffiti
GBH
Under capitalism, the proletariat experience:
Happiness
Alienation
Empathy
Inner peace
Carson : Out of 200 companies who had broken health and safety laws, how many were prosecuted?
103
200
None
3
According to Snider, crime statistics misrepresent the types of crime in society because they ignore:
Domestic abuse
Property crime
White collar crime
Honour crime
Marxism explains the existence of:
Utilitarian
Non- Utilitarian crime
Utilitarian and Non- Utilitarian crime
Which study could be used to support Marxist theories of differential law enforcement?
Chambliss- Saints and Roughnecks
Jacob's XYY study
Cohen's Delinquent Boys
Christiansen's Twin Study
In explaining crime, Marxism ignores the role of:
Economic pressures
Free will
Advertising
Differential law enforcement
Marxist theories of criminality are based on the theories of:
William Chambliss
Karl Marx
John Stuart Mill
Stanley Cohen
Right realism is a social structural theory:
True
False
Right Realists believe that reducing crime is more important than understanding why people commoit crime:
True
False
Right Realism is associated with
The Labour Party/ Democrat Party
The Labour/ Conservative party
The Republican/ Labour Party
The Republican/ Conservative Party
Charles Murray coined the following term to describe criminals:
Deviant Subculture
Folk Devils
Underclass
Roughnecks
According to Murray, the Underclass is created by:
Welfare dependency
All of these
Lack of strong male role models
Inadequate Socialisation
A role model is:
RCT stands for
Racoons Can't Talk
Rational Choice Theory
Realist Control Theory
Rational Choice Theory assumes that criminal actions are:
Freely chosen by the individual
Inevitable under Capitalism
Functional for Society
A result of Strain
A strength of Right Realist Theory for explaining crime is:
It argues that crime is harmful should be stopped.
A weakness of Right Realism in explaining crime is:
It overpredicts street crime.
It ignores white collar crime
Wilson and Kelling came up with
Rational Choice Theory
Underclass Theory
Broken Windows Theory
Broken Doors Theory
Broken Windows Theory states that:
Crime is caused by a lack of role models
Crime is caused by genetic factors
Low level crime leads to more serious crimes
Crime is caused by relative deprivation
Left Realism emerged in the
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Left Realism is linked to the following political parties
Democratic/ Labour
Republican/ Conservative
Democratic/ Conservative
Republican/ Labour
Identify the Left Realist
James Q. Wilson
Emile Durkheim
Jock Young
Karl Marx
Left Realists trust police crime statistics
True
False
Left Realism Provides Policies for reducing crime
False
True
Left Realists agree with Right Realists that older sociological theories do not prioritise victims:
True
False
Relative deprivation means:
Having lots of money
Having less money than other people in society
Having no money
Being oppressed under capitalism
Marginalisation is
When people lack the resources to participate in society
Feeling cut off from society
Feeling frustrated and alienated from society
All of these
According to Jock Young, joining a subculture is
inevitable under Capitalism
a very good idea
an alternative way of gaining status
All of these
Left Realists agree with Zero Tolerance Policing
False
True
The Perry PreSchool project was judged a success because the participants achieved:
Better exam results
Higher levels of employment
All of these
Lower crime rates
Crime rates tend to decrease in times of economic prosperity
Yes
No
An example of reducing crime through a multi agency approach is:
Penal Populism
Situational Crime Prevention
Zero Tolerance Policing
No Knives, Better Lives
Left Realists agree with a crime reduction strategy of decriminalisation
True
False
Marxists disagree with Left Realists because:
Realists operate within Capitalism
Jock Young's beard was not as impressive as Karl Marx's
They do not give enough powers to the police to fight crime
All of these
Left Realist crime prevention strategies are initially cheaper than Right Realist ones:
True
False
I understand Left Realism
Agree
Disagree
I can take notes into my Unit 2 exam
Yes
No
Labelling theory belongs to which group of theories:
Interactionism
Realism
Marxism
Functionalism
Interactionists believe that no action is criminal in itself
True
False
Differential law enforcement means:
The police enforce the law equally
Random law enforcement by the police
The police do not enforce the law
The police enforce the law only against certain groups
Howard Becker argues that this leads to crime:
Capitalism
Labelling
Boundary reinforcement
Lack of socialisation
Primary deviance is:
The final act of law breaking.
Secondary deviance is:
Where an individual conforms to societal norms and values
Where an individual's deviant behavior is completely eradicated
Where an individual's behavior becomes criminal
Self fulfilling prophecy is where
Cohen argues that moral panics start with:
Harsh police tactics
Media sensationalism
A rise in crime rates
Broken Windows
Jock Young studied:
The Hells Angels
Mods and Rockers
The Hippies
Football hooliganism
Interactionists trust police statistics
True
False
Which is not a criticism of Interactionism:
It ignores the victims of crime
It does not explain the cause of primary deviance
It ignores free will
It relies too heavily on the concept of the American Dream.
