Deck 6: Perpetuating Patriarchy: Keeping Women in Their Place

Question 1

The National Congress on Penitentiary and Reformatory Discipline in Cincinnati resolved that the goal of prisons should be __________ in nature.

A) retributive
B) punitive
C) rehabilitative
D) disciplinary

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The treatment of women in prisons often revolved around perceptions of women being suited for the _______ sphere in contrast to men who were viewed as suited for the ______ sphere.

A) public; private
B) private; public
C) economic; political
D) both a and c

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Over one-third of the women serving time for drug offenses are doing so for...

A) Selling
B) Buying
C) Possession
D) None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In early Roman society women were subjected to __________ which was a form property relationship effectively enslaving women.

A) Sui generis
B) Patria protestas
C) Parens communicado
D) none of the above

Question 5

Women are commodified through the _________ and __________ of the female form into socially desirable standards.

A) objectification; transformation
B) criminalization; exploitation
C) punishment; retribution
D) all of the above

Question 6

Patriarchy refers to a form of domination where male dominance is institutionalized.

Question 7

The most common reason behind the rise in women's imprisoned in the last 20 years is because of which of the following type of crime?

A) Violent crimes
B) Child abuse
C) Drugs
D) Property crimes

Question 8

In contemporary society, most minority women find themselves working in ____ oriented jobs.

A) service
B) illegally
C) technologically
D) private

Question 9

In Reed v. Reed The Supreme Court held that women were _______.

A) persons
B) property
C) imbeciles
D) competent to vote

Question 10

Prisons which emphasize custody and security are known as _______ prisons.

A) reformatory
B) maximum security
C) custodial
D) boot camp

Question 11

________ refers to the domination of women by men in all aspects of society.

A) matriarchy
B) patriarchy
C) supremacy
D) biological superiority

Question 12

Historically women have been stereotyped as analytic and capable of independence if properly trained.

Question 13

Capitalism has contributed to patriarchy by ________.

A) rewarding exploitation
B) encouraging individualized aggrandizement
C) contributing to inequality
D) all of the above

Question 14

The "Madonna-whore" duality projects women as either ______ or ________.

A) virtuous; evil
B) criminal; evil
C) incompetent; unintelligent
D) corruptible; irredeemable

Question 15

Reformatories were often filled with ________ women who challenged traditional roles for women.

A) immigrant
B) lower class women
C) working class women
D) all of the above

Question 16

In colonial times, crimes most women were prosecuted for were property crimes.

Question 17

The Married Woman's Property Acts reversed much of the discrimination and differential treatment that women were subjected to in the legal system.

Question 18

The impetus for women's prisons was that women would be treated more ____ and had a better chance of being _____ in separate facilities.

A) fairly; reformed
B) leniently; punished
C) harshly; repentant
D) fairly; monitored

Question 19

The image of women as impressionable represents women as childlike, gullible and in need of ____ protection.

A) male
B) legal
C) economic
D) institutional

Question 20

During the 19th century, female criminals were viewed as more unnatural than male criminals. (T)

Question 21

What does the "Big Five" refer to?

Question 22

African-American women are ten times more likely to be reported to authorities for drug abuse than white women.

Question 23

What is the difference between custodial and reformatory prisons? When did these types of prisons first emerge in the American criminal justice?

Question 24

What does the feminization of poverty mean?

Question 25

What impact has mandatory sentencing had on women since the 1980's? Chapter 7

Question 26

In contemporary society, the courts have moved away from treating young females as requiring maternal guardians.

Question 27

Reformatories were used to indoctrinate young delinquent females into traditionally accepted roles.

Question 28

How did the populations of reformatories and custodial prisons differ during the 19th century? What are the implications of this?

Question 29

The rate of incarceration for women has been steadily declining since 1985. Short

Question 30

Most of the women sentenced to the early reformatories were convicted of violent crimes.