6. What are one of the functions of crime that Durkheim argued?
Safety Valve
Innovates People
Reaffirms Social Solidarity
7. Merton argued about the American Dream. What is the American Dream?
Monetary Success
Achieving to become an American.
8. Which sociologists talk about Culture and Socialisation?
Murray
Cornish and Clarke
Wilson and Hernstein
Jock Young
9. The Marxist theory of crime can be linked to what theory?
Feminist Theory
Subcultural Theory
Functionalist Theory
10. The Labelling Theory Is Linked To What Theory?
Marxist
Interactionist
Functionalist
Feminist
11. Functionalism - How are norms and values reaffirmed?
Education
Degrading Ceremonies
Socialisation
12. Which theory is seen as criticising other theories?
Postmodernism
Feminism
13. Left Realists do not offer solutions to crime like all the other theories. True or false?
False
True
14. One of the reasons people commit crime is because of marginalisation. What is this?
When you really want to start or join a subculture.
If people don't have a trade union or a pressure group, they suffer from frustration and they commit crime.
When you feel deprived.
15. Cloward and Ohlin and Cohen talk about crime that is non-utilitarian. In addition, Miller could explain this too. Is this true?
Yes
No
16. Marxists - Crime is systematically generated by what...?
Working Class Males
Capitalism
Greed
17. Cohen agrees with Merton that mainstream value of success creates problems for the working class boys. Many fail and therefore drop out of school and turn to delinquent activity. True or False?
True
False
18. Durkheim argues that crime acts as a safety valve that it does not affect institutions such as prostitution in the family. This still applies to today. True or False
False
True
19. Strength - Left Realists offer good explanations and evidence for what....
Subcultures
Socialisation
Relative Deprivation
Marginalisation
20. Which one of these is NOT a response to the American Dream?
