Gender And Crime: Explaining Female Crime: The Liberation Thesis

Question 1

Liberation thesis

Answer 1

Women are increasingly free from male oppression

Question 2

Adler

Answer 2

Female values are changing as women gain equality e.g. no longer value marriage/family life at early age, prioritise education/work

Question 3

Ladette culture

Answer 3

Women are becoming more ‘ masculine ‘ e.g. more involved in sport, opinionated, providing financially, alcohol, smoking

Question 4

Women are less reserved + more deviant

Answer 4

Drug offences, fighting + violence - gang related crime

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

Not all women have been liberated

Class factors has more influence over female crime than liberation does