ATS1281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Feminist School Of Criminology, Victimisation, Masculinity
7 Aug 2018
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Theoretical perspectives on female offending: biological positivism (week 3) Core argument: women commit less crime than men because they are less developed and have less scope for engaging in deviant behaviour. Based off of folk wisdom of women. Fundamental views of women: assumption that women were modest and celibate: chicago school (week 4, thomas (1923) argued disorganisation for women caused by rapid social change. When women were discussed it was in crude sexists nature heidensohn. Working class men being subject to turbulent environments in the wake of american dream. Gender imbalance with who the researchers are (historically a male discipline) Less frequent that we women commit crime. Explain: women"s offending (cultural and social factors, victimisation of women (by men- patriarchy, nature of women"s encounters with the criminal justice system (serving men, accounted for the influence of gender" on men"s offending behaviour. Culturally intrenched definitions of what men and women should be, shapes how we behave, act towards each other, etc.
