Gender and crime

Question 1

Parsons

Answer 1

Women are biologically more nurturing and therefore incapable of committing crime

Question 2

Polak

Answer 2

Chivalry thesis - men are more likely to see women as the victims

Question 3

Liberation thesis

Answer 3

Women have now become more involved in society, can therefore commit more crimes

Question 4

Messerchmidt

Answer 4

Men all feel pressured to acheive masculinity, so will therefore want to acheive and provide by any means available

Question 5

Globalisation

Answer 5

Men have lost out on labour to show their masculinity through that, therefore look to prove it elsewhere

Question 6

Why can women structually not commit crimes

Answer 6

Can not get to high enough authoritarian positions to do so : glass ceiling
Do not have the time, are too busy at home