Gender and crime: Why men commit more crime: The crisis of masculinity

Question 1

Winlow

Answer 1

Studied w/c men in sunderland, masculinity in the industrial era was expressed through work e.g. mining/manual labour

Question 2

De industralisation led to a crisis in masculinity

Answer 2

due to globalisation, industry work is imported from other countries, loss of traditional masculine identity from manual work

Question 3

Night time economy

Answer 3

Creates Criminal opportunities - pub + clubs, many of the men became bouncers - accept cash bribes, loan sharking, drug dealing

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

Over-focuses on masculinity as a cause of crime

Ignores the probable economic + material motives for crime