Gender and Patterns of crime

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1. What are examples of links between types of masculinity and crime?

  • Pimping -show control over prostitutes, get money from them (consumer goods), easy to express masculinity from ths than low paid job, White collar crime - encouraged as only way to secure profits, Family - wifebeating as dominance over women
  • Pimping -show control over prostitutes, get money from them (consumer goods), harder to express masculinity from this than low paid job, White collar crime - encouraged as only way to secure profits, Family - wifebeating as dominance over women
  • Pimping -show control over prostitutes, get money from them (consumer goods), easy to express masculinity from ths than low paid job, White collar crime - Not encouraged but only way to secure profits, Family - wifebeating as dominance over women
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2. How many percent of those sentenced in 2006 were male and of them under 18?

  • 80% male, 7% under 18
  • 95% male, 7% under 18
  • 75% male, 7% under 18

3. What are further negetive evaluations of Messerschmidt?

  • Negetive & stereotypical view of men, esp w/c or ethnic minority, ignore politically motivated crimes, men that reject controlling women, exagerrates role of masculinity in crime, Majority dont commit crime to get hegemonic goals
  • Negetive & stereotypical view of men, esp w/c or ethnic minority, ignore politically motivated crimes, men that reject controlling women,under-plays role of masculinity in crime, Majority dont commit crime to get hegemonic goals
  • Weak & stereotypical view of women, esp w/c or ethnic minority, ignore politically motivated crimes, men that reject controlling women, exagerrates role of masculinity in crime, Majority dont commit crime to get hegemonic goals

4. Evaluation of differential socialisation and differential controls?

  • Women are growing confidence so those issues are less relevant, social changes mean women get more important roles in society where they have more control over men, official figures may underestimate the female crime rate (chivalry factor/skill)
  • Women are shrinking confidence so those issues are more relevant, social changes mean women are getting more important roles in society where they have more control over men, official figures may underestimate the female crime rate
  • Women are growing confidence so those issues are less relevant, social changes mean women are getting less important roles in society where they have less control over men, official figures may overderestimate the female crime rate

5. Explain the differential control: Control of women at work?

  • Women are usually controlled by male superiors and may be intimidated by forms of harassment
  • Women are usually controlled by male co-workers and may be intimidated by forms of harassment
  • Women are usually controlled by male superiors and may be impowered by forms of harassment

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