Functional Sex Role Theory Flashcards
What did Parsons (1955) say that women perform at home?
The expressive role, including socialisation
What do girls have?
An adult role model present
What do boys reject?
Feminine models of behaviour (gentleness and emotion)
Where is men’s instrumental role performed largely outside of?
The home
What do boys do as a result?
Distance themselves from femininity in home
How do boys distance themselves from femininity in the home?
Engaging in compensatory compulsory masculinity
What does CCM involve?
Risk taking, aggression and antisocial behaviour
What does participating in CCM make up for?
The absence of a male role model
How did Cohen (1955) extend this explanation?
He argued the absence of a male role model meant boys found masculine identity through engaging in all male delinquent street gangs
What did Charles Murray also argue?
Matrifocal LPFs lead to delinquency
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Feminists - Ignore role of patriarchy - creating gender differences in offending patterns
