Gender and Crime: Why men commit more crime: Gender role socialisation

Question 1

Gender role socialisation

Answer 1

Learning gendered norms and values - canalisation and manipulation

Question 2

Connell

Answer 2

Men learn ‘ manly ‘ norms and values - unemotional, strength

Men aspire to hegemonic ( dominant ) masculinity: Providing ( work ), overt heterosexuality and dominance over women, objectifying women, homophobia

Question 3

Messerschmidt

Answer 3

Crime + deviance are resources to show masculinity: M/C use white collar crime - fraud/scams/tax evasion W/C: use street crime and violence - knife crime/drug dealing

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

Doesn’t explain why some men use crime to express masculinity whilst others dont

Ignores other motives for crime such as materialism