Chapter 10 / Gender and Crime

Question 1

gender gap

Answer 1

The difference between men and women in ares such as social. political, and economic attainment; a persistent finding in criminology is that men commit more crime than women.

Question 2

generalization problem

Answer 2

The question of whether it is possible to explain female criminality with 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, and beliefs. It is facilitated by parents, siblings, and relatives, and later by friends and within schools and community organisations.

Question 4

gendered

Answer 4

The notion that processes (e.g., learning roles) and behaviors (e.g, participation in crime) are gender-based.

Question 5

power-control theory

Answer 5

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

Question 6

informal sanctions

Answer 6

The actions taken by others, such as a verbal reprimand, punishment, withdrawal of privileges, and suspension of activities. These actions may lead to shame and embarrassment and 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, and 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 and privilege between men and women.