SOC 2700 Final Study Guide with All
Correct Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
gender - Answer social construct of masculine and feminine
perform a particular way
sex - Answer biological trait
intersectionality - Answer differences that come together
facing challenges as both identities
oppressions are interlinked and cannot be solved alone
compound
liberal feminists - Answer believe it is possible to work within the system to change things
believe that things should be based on meritocracy
believe that women deserve equal treatment in CJS
meritocracy - Answer achievement based on hard work
who are the "tamest" of the feminists? - Answer liberal feminists
Marxist feminists - Answer believe gender inequality is rooted in class inequality men- upper
class, women- lower class
believe that a broader revolution is necessary for change, need to get rid of classes
class equality to have gender equality
believe women commit more crimes to survive because can't get a legitimate job
believe female crime is:
1. threat to economic organization of society
2. threat to sexual division of labor
postmodern feminists - Answer gender is crutial issue; crime is secondary
gender vs. sex
roles we play
roles affect crime
look at individual role and their gender
, gender roles important when considering illegality- meaning will shift depending on role
radical feminists - Answer believe patriarchy is the cause of female oppression
the only way to change is to create a world for women by women
female autonomy/ liberation
believe liberation can result lower female crime rates and even cause decrease in female
victimization rates
no working within the system
socialist feminists - Answer oppression stems from patriarchal capitalist system
social organization structured by gender
criminality is product of class-based system
relationship to production
examines social roles and gender-based divisions of labor within family
males produce goods-production based society
courtesy stigma - Answer label/ stigma applied because of association with stigmatized
individual
formal labelling - Answer labelled by formal agents of social control or helping professionals
generalized others - Answer recognition that other members of society hold specific values
about his/her behavior
individuals react to these assumptions
not intimate relationships
informal labelling - Answer labeling in private sphere
which sphere informal or formal is more paid attention to? - Answer formal sphere
looking glass self - Answer seeing ourselves as others see us
master status - Answer central traits that blind us to other characteristics of individual identity
primary deviance - Answer no real societal reaction
opportunities not affected
Correct Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
gender - Answer social construct of masculine and feminine
perform a particular way
sex - Answer biological trait
intersectionality - Answer differences that come together
facing challenges as both identities
oppressions are interlinked and cannot be solved alone
compound
liberal feminists - Answer believe it is possible to work within the system to change things
believe that things should be based on meritocracy
believe that women deserve equal treatment in CJS
meritocracy - Answer achievement based on hard work
who are the "tamest" of the feminists? - Answer liberal feminists
Marxist feminists - Answer believe gender inequality is rooted in class inequality men- upper
class, women- lower class
believe that a broader revolution is necessary for change, need to get rid of classes
class equality to have gender equality
believe women commit more crimes to survive because can't get a legitimate job
believe female crime is:
1. threat to economic organization of society
2. threat to sexual division of labor
postmodern feminists - Answer gender is crutial issue; crime is secondary
gender vs. sex
roles we play
roles affect crime
look at individual role and their gender
, gender roles important when considering illegality- meaning will shift depending on role
radical feminists - Answer believe patriarchy is the cause of female oppression
the only way to change is to create a world for women by women
female autonomy/ liberation
believe liberation can result lower female crime rates and even cause decrease in female
victimization rates
no working within the system
socialist feminists - Answer oppression stems from patriarchal capitalist system
social organization structured by gender
criminality is product of class-based system
relationship to production
examines social roles and gender-based divisions of labor within family
males produce goods-production based society
courtesy stigma - Answer label/ stigma applied because of association with stigmatized
individual
formal labelling - Answer labelled by formal agents of social control or helping professionals
generalized others - Answer recognition that other members of society hold specific values
about his/her behavior
individuals react to these assumptions
not intimate relationships
informal labelling - Answer labeling in private sphere
which sphere informal or formal is more paid attention to? - Answer formal sphere
looking glass self - Answer seeing ourselves as others see us
master status - Answer central traits that blind us to other characteristics of individual identity
primary deviance - Answer no real societal reaction
opportunities not affected
