Question 1

Vold's group conflict theory is interested in the process of law creation as it relates to the activities of antagonistic interest groups in the broader community.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Marx himself did not develop a theory of crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain what left realists mean when they emphasize the need to examine the "square of crime."

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Question 4

In which of the following countries was left realism first developed?

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A)  Canada
B)  Great Britain
C)  USSR
D)  United States

Question 5

Who wrote Theoretical Criminology (1958) ,which formulated group conflict theory as an explanation for certain types of criminal behaviour?

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A)  Marx
B)  Sellin
C)  Quinney
D)  Vold

Question 6

Explain how Spitzer makes use of the Marxian notion of "surplus population" to formulate his theory of deviance.

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Question 7

Outline the main assumptions of Quinney's conflict theory of crime.

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Quinney's conflict theory of crime is ba...

Question 8

Which of the following theories assumes that crime reflects a clash between the conduct norms of immigrant cultures and the conduct norms of the dominant culture?

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A)  instrumental Marxism
B)  cultural conflict theory
C)  group conflict theory
D)  structural Marxism

Question 9

Distinguish between Sellin's culture conflict theory and Vold's group conflict theory.Be sure to state the main assumption of each theory as well as their views of society.

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Sellin's culture conflict theory and Vol...

Question 10

According to Sellin,social values that receive the protection of the criminal law are those valued by which of the following groups?

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A)  immigrant groups
B)  the capitalist class
C)  the dominant interest groups
D)  the State

Question 11

What did Sellin mean by the term "criminal norms?"  How do criminal norms develop?

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Sellin used the term "criminal norms" to...

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a component of the "square of crime" mentioned by left realists?

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A)  the witnesses
B)  the victim
C)  the public
D)  the offender

Question 13

Canada's anti-combines legislation is an example of which of the following?

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A)  relative autonomy
B)  pure capitalist interest
C)  surplus population
D)  collective bargaining

Question 14

Theft is a cogent example of cultural conflict theory of crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best reflects the structural Marxists conclusions on corporate crime?

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A)  Corporate crime costs more than conventional crime but work and occupation-related deaths are less than deaths from homicide and manslaughter.
B)  Corporate crime costs less than conventional crime but work and occupation-related deaths outnumber deaths from homicide and manslaughter.
C)  Corporate crime costs less than conventional crime and work and occupation-related deaths are less than deaths from homicide and manslaughter.
D)  Corporate crime costs more than conventional crime and work and occupation-related deaths outnumber deaths from homicide and manslaughter.

Question 16

Left idealism is an amalgamation of both instrumentalist and structuralist Marxist accounts of the State,law,and crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Spitzer argued that the criminalization of much behaviour is directed toward those problem populations who are surplus to the labour market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Distinguish between Instrumental Marxism and structural Marxism.

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Instrumental Marxism and structural Marx...

Question 19

"The State is the direct instrument of the ruling or capitalist class." Which of the following perspectives is most closely associated with that statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural Marxism
B)  left realism
C)  group conflict theory
D)  instrumental Marxism

Question 20

According to Spitzer,which of the following groups is an example of how capitalism indirectly creates a problematic surplus population?

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A)  student radicals
B)  laid-off workers
C)  the unemployed
D)  those who use drugs to be able to cope with work

Exam 11: Conflict Theories

Which of the following is NOT a component of the "square of crime" mentioned by left realists?

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According to Spitzer,which of the following groups is an example of how capitalism indirectly creates a problematic surplus population?

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Distinguish between Instrumental Marxism and structural Marxism.

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In which of the following countries was left realism first developed?

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Theft is a cogent example of cultural conflict theory of crime.

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Who wrote Theoretical Criminology (1958) ,which formulated group conflict theory as an explanation for certain types of criminal behaviour?

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Spitzer argued that the criminalization of much behaviour is directed toward those problem populations who are surplus to the labour market.

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Vold's group conflict theory is interested in the process of law creation as it relates to the activities of antagonistic interest groups in the broader community.

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Which of the following best reflects the structural Marxists conclusions on corporate crime?

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According to Sellin,social values that receive the protection of the criminal law are those valued by which of the following groups?

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"The State is the direct instrument of the ruling or capitalist class." Which of the following perspectives is most closely associated with that statement?

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Explain what left realists mean when they emphasize the need to examine the "square of crime."

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Explain how Spitzer makes use of the Marxian notion of "surplus population" to formulate his theory of deviance.

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Which of the following theories assumes that crime reflects a clash between the conduct norms of immigrant cultures and the conduct norms of the dominant culture?

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Canada's anti-combines legislation is an example of which of the following?

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Left idealism is an amalgamation of both instrumentalist and structuralist Marxist accounts of the State,law,and crime.

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Marx himself did not develop a theory of crime.

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Distinguish between Sellin's culture conflict theory and Vold's group conflict theory.Be sure to state the main assumption of each theory as well as their views of society.

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What did Sellin mean by the term "criminal norms?" How do criminal norms develop?

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Outline the main assumptions of Quinney's conflict theory of crime.

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