Ch 10 - Gender & Crime

Question 1

Gender Gap

Answer 1

The difference b/w men + women in areas such as social, political, economic attainment. (In Criminology, the finding that men commit more crime than women)

Question 2

Generalization Problem

Answer 2

The question of whether it is possible to explain female criminality w/ mainstream theories of crime that were originally developed to explain male criminality.

Question 3

Socialization

Answer 3

The process through which children learn language, culture, roles , expectations + beliefs. It is facilitated by parents, siblings, relatives, + later by friends w/in schools + community organizations.

Question 4

Gendered

Answer 4

The notion that processes (learning roles) + behaviours (participation in crime) are gender based.

Question 5

Power-Control Theory

Answer 5

A theory of crime that emphasizes the socialization by parents in the development of different levels of risk taking + perceived sanctions among boys + girls.

Question 6

Informal Sanctions

Answer 6

The actions taken by others such as verbal reprimand, punishment, withdrawal of privileges, + suspension of activities. May lead to shame + embarrassment + may deter individuals from participating in crime.

Question 7

Formal Sanctions

Answer 7

Punishments or corrections undertaken by official organizations such as schools, the police, + the courts.

Question 8

Conditioning Factors

Answer 8

Factors that shape the impact of a certain cause or correlate of crime.

Question 9

Femicide

Answer 9

The act of killing a woman.

Question 10

Gender Stratification

Answer 10

A society’s unequal distribution of wealth, power, + privilege b/w men + women.