Feminism- Heidensohn Flashcards
Social control
Women comply due to socialisation (norms and values)
The private domestic sphere
Responsibilities for domestic labour and childcare provide women with less opportunity for crime
The public sphere
Women fear sexual violence f the go out alone so they change their behaviour
Women also face the threat of loosing their reputation being called a slag or through gossip
The workplace
Women are often subject to sexual harassment
Women also face the issue of a glass ceiling preventing women from rising into senior positions with greater opportunity to commit white collar crimes
Conformity and control
Women have more to loose than men
women have the primary responsibility for raising children
Women are socialised to conform & more strictly supervised