Lesson 03B1.3.2

03B1.3.2 Interactionism, realism, New Right and subcultural theories Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 8

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson 03B1.3.2, Interactionism, realism, New Right and subcultural theories: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR Sociology (H580), Unit 8: Crime and deviance (Option 1), written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. Which sociological approach views crime as socially constructed through labels applied by powerful groups?

    • Functionalism
    • Interactionism
    • Marxism
    • Realism

  2. What term describes the process where deviant labels lead to further rule-breaking behaviour?

    • Primary deviance
    • Collective conscience
    • Secondary deviance
    • Anomie

  3. Who is the key theorist famous for developing labelling theory and the concept of the master status?

    • Karl Marx
    • Albert Cohen
    • Robert Merton
    • Howard Becker

  4. Which concept refers to a label that overrides all other traits, defining a person entirely by their deviance?

    • Master status
    • Folk devil
    • Achieved status
    • Status symbol

  5. What term did Stanley Cohen use for exaggerated media reaction that creates moral panic?

    • Deviance amplification
    • Subcultural strain
    • Relative deprivation
    • Rational choice

  6. Which criminological perspective emerged in the late 20th century focusing on practical solutions to reduce victimisation?

    • Left realism
    • Functionalism
    • Labeling theory
    • New Right

  7. Which criminological approach emphasises zero tolerance policing and heavy punishments to deter offenders?

    • Marxism
    • Right realism
    • Interactionism
    • Left realism

  8. According to left realists, what are the three main causes of crime in modern society?

    • Square of crime
    • Causal triad
    • Delinquent solution
    • Subcultural triangle

  9. Which concept developed by left realists refers to feeling unfairly deprived compared to others?

    • Collective anomie
    • Absolute poverty
    • Status frustration
    • Relative deprivation

  10. Which political perspective links crime primarily to the decline of the traditional nuclear family and moral decay?

    • New Right
    • Left realism
    • Radical feminism
    • Interactionism

  11. What policy did right realists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling famously advocate to combat urban disorder?

    • Restorative justice
    • Target hardening
    • Community service
    • Broken windows

  12. Which subcultural theorist argued that working-class boys experience status frustration in middle-class schools?

    • Jock Young
    • David Matza
    • Cloward and Ohlin
    • Albert Cohen

  13. Which theorist used the term 'techniques of neutralisation' to explain how delinquents rationalise deviant behaviour?

    • Stanley Cohen
    • Travis Hirschi
    • David Matza
    • Howard Becker

  14. What did Cloward and Ohlin identify as the three types of delinquent subcultures?

    • Radical liberal conservative
    • Primary secondary tertiary
    • Criminal conflict retreatist
    • Formal informal hidden

  15. Which police practice involves officers stopping and searching individuals based largely on suspicion or stereotypes?

    • Target hardening
    • Situational prevention
    • Zero tolerance
    • Stop and search

  16. How do right realists view human nature in relation to the decision to commit a crime?

    • Altruistic victims
    • Brainwashed pawns
    • Socially determined
    • Rational actors

  17. Which concept describes a group that rejects mainstream norms and values to create its own alternative lifestyle?

    • Underclass
    • Folk devil
    • Master status
    • Subculture

  18. What term did Jock Young use to describe modern societies characterised by instability, insecurity, and exclusion?

    • Consensus society
    • Welfare state
    • Affluent society
    • Bulimic society

  19. Which crime prevention strategy aims to reduce opportunities for crime by altering the physical environment?

    • Restorative justice
    • Social crime prevention
    • Zero tolerance policing
    • Situational crime prevention

  20. Which term describes the media exaggeration of a perceived threat to social order, leading to public anxiety?

    • Deviance amplification
    • Status frustration
    • Moral panic
    • Secondary deviance

All OCR Sociology quizzes