Feminist Theory Flashcards
What does Ann Campbell argue about feminist heirs
Females play a role in street gangs and fights
What does Anne Oakley claim about feminist theory
Male dominated society
Male assumptions applied to the subject and focus on male concern
Theories of crime are sexist
Theories dominated by patriarchy
What do modern feminists argue ( feminism and crime)
Analysis of decience shows that gendered roles of women have impact on female decience. Four main aspects are female socialisation social control differential social reaction and reduced opportunity
What does female socialisation play in crime ( feminism and crime)
Makes and females socialised differently and have diff values
Females are less aggressive which could account for Lowe levels of violent crime
More likely to commit crime that reflects their gender role
How does social control effect female crime ( feminism and crime)
Patriarchal structure lighter control than males
More control less likely to deviate
Sexual inequality what is deviant for women isn’t deviant for men
What does heidensohn argue about social control and female ( feminism and crime)
Studies conform that crime is mainly mail and that official stats are inadequate
What does differential social reaction impact female and crime ( feminism and crime)
Hilary Allen
Females that have committed violent crime more likely to be dealt with psychiatric cases outside criminal law than men
Less likely for criminal convictions
C fisher and mawby
Women are doubly punished from crimes that break their social role
How does reduced opportunity impact female and crime ( feminism and crime)
Freda Adler
Changes in society resulted in increased levels of female criminality
Rejected biological theories
Women become more assertive and equal to men so female crime rises
Heidensohn
Accepts some increase in female crimes
Doesn’t support women’s liberation is the cause for female crime
Criminal women least likely to be affected by feminist ideas
What does chesney and Lind suggest about female crime and women’s liberation ( feminism and crime)
No link
The poor and marginalised more likely to be involved in crime
Many crimes of women related to prostitutuon and so gender roles
How does female conformity relate to female crime ( feminism and crime)
Heidensohn Control theory is biased Male dominated patriarchal structures control and women 1 control of women at home 2 control of women in public 3 control of women at work
What does mcrobbie and garber suggest about the female bedroom subculture ( feminism subculture and crime)
Girls have their own subculture in the bedrooms
In pairs
Listen to music experiment with make up
Little risk of humiliation
Form of resistance to sexual subordination
What does sian Lincoln suggest about bedroom subculture in today’s society’s ( feminism subculture and crime)
Allows personal contact with friends without parents
Bedroom culture has zones
Can interact with others online
Both males and females have bedroom subcultures now
Less restriction with sexes now boys and girls allowed in other spaces
