Deck 12: Feminist Theories of Crime

Question 1

Socialist feminism attempts to synthesize ______ and ______ feminism.

A)Marxist;liberal
B)radical;Marxist
C)conservative;liberal
D)postmodern;radical
E)conservative;postmodern

Answer 1

B

Question 2

______ typically collects data,usually though interviews,at one point in time that provide retrospective inquiry as to an individual's life and life experiences.

A)qualitative research
B)life-course research
C)pathways research
D)quantitative research

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Amanda Burgess-Proctor identified all of the following key conceptual factors that distinguish multiracial feminism from other feminist perspectives EXCEPT:

A)avoids placing women as either offenders or victims
B)gender relations do not exist in a vacuum
C)founded on concept of relationality
D)stresses importance of recognizing the ways intersecting systems of power and privilege interact on all social-structural levels

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The phrase "the personal is the political" refers to the notion that the "private sphere" is as structured as the "public sphere" by power relations involving all of the following EXCEPT:

A)age
B)ethnicity
C)gender
D)sexuality
E)class

Question 5

According to power-control theory,an integral aspect to the relationship between family dynamics,gender,and delinquency rates was ______.

A)environmental context
B)social structure
C)cultural acceptance
D)social class

Question 6

Feminist criminology evolved when:

A)women began committing crime
B)a woman committed the first female murder
C)various assumptions and stereotypes about women in criminal justice were being questioned
D)women behaved differently than men

Question 7

Multiracial feminism is an intersectional framework that includes such defining social characteristics as all of the following EXCEPT:

A)sexuality
B)nationality
C)geographic region
D)class
E)race

Question 8

The power-control theory attempted to explain gender differences in delinquency rates by including ______.

A)social constructs
B)family dynamics
C)environmental influences
D)socioeconomic status

Question 9

The negative characterization of the black female as domineering,strong,assertive,independent,and masculine is called ______.

A)the mammy
B)the seductress
C)the Amazon
D)the sinister Sapphire

Question 10

All of the following are considered one (1)of the four (4)virtues comprising the attributes of true womanhood EXCEPT:

A)purity
B)domesticity
C)piety
D)assertiveness

Question 11

______ pertains to behaviors and attitudes toward certain individuals that treat them as though they are on a pedestal.

A)gender
B)patriarchy
C)paternalism
D)chivalry
E)sex

Question 12

A perspective that says women as a group cannot be understood,even by other women,because every person's experience is unique;therefore,there is no need to measure or research such experiences.

A)liberal feminism
B)conservative feminism
C)radical feminism
D)postmodern feminism

Question 13

______ denotes that women need to be protected for their own good.In a broader social context,this implies independence for men and dependence for women.

A)gender
B)patriarchy
C)paternalism
D)chivalry
E)sex

Question 14

What Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote?

A)Eleventh
B)Fifteenth
C)Nineteenth
D)Twentieth

Question 15

The Declaration of Sentiments stressed the need for reforms in all of the following EXCEPT:

A)employment
B)child custody laws
C)divorce
D)property

Question 16

______ argued that women are more criminal in nature than has been generally perceived.He also suggested that criminologists should address the unknown criminality of women.

A)Cesare Lombroso
B)Otto Pollak
C)W.I.Thomas
D)Sigmund Freud

Question 17

______ argued that there are basic biological differences between males and females.

A)Cesare Lombroso
B)Otto Pollak
C)W.I.Thomas
D)Sigmund Freud

Question 18

Welfare liberal feminists favor government involvement in providing citizens,particularly underprivileged individuals,with all of the following EXCEPT:

A)food and water
B)housing
C)social security
D)health care
E)education

Question 19

Feminists of the second wave of feminism argued that to be fully liberated,women needed to have all of the following EXCEPT:

A)equal access to economic opportunities
B)freedom of conscience
C)sexual freedoms
D)civil liberties

Question 20

According to socialist feminist perspective,what may be women's ultimate worst enemy?

A)liberalism
B)capitalism
C)patriarchy
D)socialism
E)praxis

Question 21

The "add women and stir approach" is when one uses an existing theoretical perspective based on males and "adds" women.

Question 22

The characterization of the black female as a matriarch has traditionally been negative.

Question 23

Gender-specific programs target juvenile girls and give females an increased sense of community that has been associated with developing and integrating a healthy identity.

Question 24

Explain the difference between sex and gender.

Question 25

Most scholars contend that feminism has evolved in three major waves.

Question 26

The development of an intersectional perspective on gender and race is rooted in the work of scholars focusing on women of color.

Question 27

Radical feminism emphasizes what three (3)things?

Question 28

Female youths from patriarchal families were encouraged to engage in risk-taking behaviors,just as their brothers were.

Question 29

Give three (3)examples of what values women should not emphasize according to radical-cultural feminist perspective.

Question 30

Praxis is when theory translates into action.

Question 31

Both chivalry and paternalism suggest that certain individuals or groups need protection because they are weak and helpless.

Question 32

While many women from various backgrounds were involved in the educational and social reforms during the first wave of feminism,those women who were particularly involved in what two (2)movements worked together to secure women the right to vote?

Question 33

When a researcher uses the sex role approach,it may lead to a form of biological determinism.

Question 34

Some feminists have argued that the life-course perspective has provided researchers with a greater understanding of how a woman's offending is influenced by the social conditions of her life as well as by her being a woman in a patriarchal society.

Question 35

The blurred boundaries theory assumes that groups of people are socially situated in relation to other groups of people based on their differences.

Question 36

Under socialist feminism,class relations are primary with gender relations secondary.

Question 37

Liberal feminists maintain,in principle,that sexism is the first,most widespread form of human oppression.

Question 38

Feminist scholars have argued that science reflects the social values and concerns of dominant societal groups.

Question 39

According to the conservative perspective,how is gender formed?

Question 40

Classical liberal feminists support limited government and a free market as well as political and legal rights.

Question 41

Lombroso noted that occasional offenders could be divided into two (2)classes.What are these two classes?

Question 42

Explain how power-control theory attempts to explain gender differences in delinquency rates.

Question 43

List the three (3)reasons or characteristics as to why a woman would have been deemed as "bad."

Question 44

Explain the Madonna/whore duality.The Madonna image was primarily restricted to whom?

Question 45

Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative analyses.Design two (2)experiments concerning females and criminality using a qualitative (1)and quantitative (2)analysis structure.Which of the two (2)experiments do you believe has the better research structure?

Question 46

Explain the importance of reflexivity in research.

Question 47

How does Marxist feminism differ from socialist feminism?

Question 48

What is women's agency?

Question 49

What is liberal feminism? Explain what the two (2)types of liberal feminists are and a major criticism cited by the text of the liberal feminist perspective.

Question 50

Compare and contrast the (3)waves of feminism and when they occurred.