Crime And Deviance - Crime And Gender - Sunita Toor (2009) Flashcards
1
Q
what ethnicities did Toor investigate?
A
British-Asan girls of the following backgrounds:
- indian
- bangladeshi
- pakistani
- east african asian
2
Q
What did Toor say persuaded asian females to not commit crime (3 things)
A
key dynamics embedded in asian culture
‘notions of honour and shame’
dishonour bringing shame upon entire family
3
Q
How and who did Toor research?
A
5 in-depth interviews of asian girls between 16-18 who were involved with crime or deviance
4
Q
2 explanations for why asian girls commit fewer crimes
A
- strong cultural expectations
- strong patriarchal control
5
Q
evaluation/counter arguments for study conducted
A
- only a small sample of girls
- overlooks other backgrounds
- ony included girls who have committed crime, could have interviewed some girls who hadn’t in order to compare results
6
Q
examples from Toor’s study of how the girls were treated by family
A
- one of the girls beaten by parents and verbally abused when they discovered her involvement with drugs
- another girl repeatedly slapped by her mother
- demonstrates strong patriarchal control
7
Q
eval that supports her research
A
- been praised for exploring connection between gender and ethnicity, which is a relatively new area of research
