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Criminology Terms: Durkheim, Marxism, Patriarchy, Power Control, Consensus Theory, Postmod, Quizzes of Sociology of Crime and Punishment

Definitions of various terms and concepts in criminology, including emile durkheim's consensus perspective on law, illegal arrest, matrilineal descent, egalitarianism, power control theory, instrumental marxism, consensus theory, postmodern criminology, socialist/marxist feminism, differential oppression, and erving goffman. It also covers concepts such as the philosophy of left idealism, peace making, value, feminine attributes, and harsh punishments.

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2011/2012

Uploaded on 10/25/2012

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TERM 1
b. Emile Durkheim
DEFINITION 1
Which of the following uses consensus/functionalist
perspective to define the nature of law?
TERM 2
a. illegal arrest
DEFINITION 2
According to instrumental Marxism, which of the following is
a crime of control?
TERM 3
e. matrilineal descent
DEFINITION 3
Which of the following is NOT an element of patriarchy?
TERM 4
e. egalitarianism
DEFINITION 4
According to power control theory, the pattern of upper-
class/high-income families is closer to ________.
TERM 5
a. Hollywood superstars b. top lawyers of
American Bar Association c. chief executive
officers of big companies d. high-ranking
military generals
DEFINITION 5
If we use the perspective of instrumental Marxism to analyze
the nature of law, then we can infer that America=s criminal
justice system, in one way or another, is
controlled/influenced by ________.
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b. Emile Durkheim

Which of the following uses consensus/functionalist perspective to define the nature of law? TERM 2

a. illegal arrest

DEFINITION 2 According to instrumental Marxism, which of the following is a crime of control? TERM 3

e. matrilineal descent

DEFINITION 3 Which of the following is NOT an element of patriarchy? TERM 4

e. egalitarianism

DEFINITION 4 According to power control theory, the pattern of upper- class/high-income families is closer to ________. TERM 5

a. Hollywood superstars b. top lawyers of

American Bar Association c. chief executive

officers of big companies d. high-ranking

military generals

DEFINITION 5 If we use the perspective of instrumental Marxism to analyze the nature of law, then we can infer that America=s criminal justice system, in one way or another, is controlled/influenced by ________.

d. instrumental Marxism

In criminology/delinquency study, which of the following is based on the philosophy of left idealism? TERM 7

a. Consensus theorists/Functionalists b.

Pluralists

DEFINITION 7 ________ believe that the law is a tool of peace making. TERM 8

c. the language used in legal

codes

DEFINITION 8 Which of the following is a point focused by postmodern criminologists? TERM 9

d. value

DEFINITION 9 The major concern of socialist/Marxist feminists is to determine the ________ of female labor. TERM 10

c. rational

DEFINITION 10

. According to feminists, which of the following is NOT traditionally considered to be a feminine attribute?