Evidence against chivalry thesis

Question 1

Farringdon and Morris against the chivalry thesis

Answer 1

they found women weren’t sentenced more leniently for comparable offences

Question 2

Box against the chivalry thesis

Answer 2

he reviewed self-report studies and concluded women who commit serious offences aren’t treated more favourably than men.

Question 3

Buckle and Farringdon against chivalry thesis

Answer 3

they witnessed twice as many males shoplifting despite the fact that the numbers of males and female offenders in the official statistics are roughly equal. this suggests women shoplifters are more likely to be prosecuted.

Question 4

self-report studies against chivalry thesis

Answer 4

self-report studies show that males commit more offences. the more serious the offence, the greater the gender gap.
many male crimes don’t get reported eg. rape. crimes of the powerful (mainly committed by men) are also under-reported.