Feminism, Crime And Deviance Flashcards
What do crime statistics show that women are far more likely to be the victim of?
Sexual violence
What are the two ways a women might get treated in the CJS?
They will be treated more leniently (chivalry thesis)
Or they will be seen as doubly deviant as they are going against the law and against gender norms
Who wrote ‘Sex Role Theory’ 1985?
Hidenshon
Who coined the phrase ‘male stream’ in her 1981 novel?
O’Brien
What were the reasons why Hidenshon (1985) claimed that sociologists ignored female crime?
Male dominance of offenders
Male domination of society
Gender of theorists
Vicarious identification
What were the 3 reasons that Hidenshon (1985) suggested that women commit less crimes?
Biological reasons
Sex role theory
Transgression
What did Lombroso claim caused females to commit less crime (biological reason, Hidenshon)
He claimed that female hormones repel them from deviant and criminal behaviour
Which feminst theorist can be linked to Hidenshon’s sex role theory?
Anne Oakly - setting and streaming
What is the Oxford dictionary definition of Ladette’s?
‘Young women who behave in a boisterous, assertive or crude manner and engage in heavy drinking sessions’
What percentage did the crimes commited by girls under the age of 18 increase by accourding to Slack (2009) (linked to laddetes)
50% in the past 4 years (data recorded in 2009)
Which subculture is the opposition to traditional female socialisation?
Ladettes
What is Pat Carlen associated with?
Deal theory
What were two examples of ideological control that Hedishon suggested may explain the lower crime rates in girls?
Societys shared values of females
The fact that social bonds (link to Hirschi) tend to be stronger in girls as they are socalised to form stronger ones
What was the strongest link that was seen in most of the w/c female prisoners in Pat Carlen’s research into recidivism?
The strongest link was poverty
Why might poor women be more likely to commit crime? (Link to Merton)
Because they have limited legitimate means to change their situation so may turn to illegitimate means (link to Merton’s Strain theory)
What did Carlen (1981) with deal theory suggests about women who rejected their gender deal?
She claimed that women who rejected their gender deal were far more likely to commit crime
Why would women typically reject their gender deal according to Carlen (1981)?
If they have suffered from abuse (e.g from their fathers)
How did Mcrobbie’s Bedroom culture explain the difference in offending rates between the genders?
She claimed that socialisation has lead to women staying indoors more and therefore having less opppertunity to commit crime
What is Hegemonic masculinity?
It typical male stereotypes , sometimes called ‘toxic masculinity’
What percentage of the prision population is male?
93%
What did Adler (1975) claim that female liberation would lead to?
Higher levels of crime
Why did Box (1983) claim causes women to commit crime? (Link to class)
He claimed it was because of poverty
Who wrote about Chivalry thesis?
Anderson and Pollock (seperately)
What did Hidesohn’s transgression look into?
Using Postmodernist views, it looks at the wider context surrounding crime (e.g things that damage women, such as porn)
What did Leonard find happened to bad mothers in the CJS?
They were treated more harshly
What did Gelsthrope (1989) find about the view of sexualised behaviours between the sexes?
He found that girls are often punished for sexuaised behaviour, were male promiscuity is seen as natural and encouraged
What did Box find about the treatment of women who committed serious crimes?
He found that women who commited serious crimes are viewed the same as men who do so
What are 3 strengths of feminist explanations for crime?
It has allowed women to be seen as victims
It contributes to control theory
It has triggers wide dicussion such as masculinity
What would Marxists say about feminism?
They would say that it overlooks class entirely and blames sociatal issues on gender
What are two criticisms of feminst explinations for crime and deviance?
Women are not always the victim
It is overdeterminstic as it ignores social situation
