CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Travis Hirschi, Edwin Sutherland, Grammatical Gender
8 Nov 2016
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Crim 101 - lecture 7 - the gender gap & making decisions. Gender gap more pronounced when it comes to seriousness of offence type. 11 times more likely to commit offences like forcible confinement, kidnapping/abduction. 8 times more likely to commit robbery. 7 times more likely to commit homicide. 6 times more likely to commit attempted murder. 5 times more likely to commit aggravated assault. Economic marginalization hypothesis - economic circumstances of impoverished, uneducated women have worsened in comparison to that of male counterparts. Earlier explanations advanced for gender gap included biological factors & sexual problems. Edwin sutherland - was first to argue that higher crime rate for boys could be explained by the differences in care and supervision for boys and girls . Pointed out that girls were taught from early age to be more socially conforming that boys. Recent research indicates gender roles - learned.
