Gender (Crime and Deviance)

Question 1

Gender Domains

Answer 1

Women socialised into traditional gender roles (girls given toys which are nuruting and boys games more violent)
Boys tend to come out more violent

Question 2

Class deal

Answer 2

Women who work will be rewarded with material gains

Question 3

Gender Deals

Answer 3

Women get emotional rewards from family life and conforming to gender roles

Question 4

Liberation Thesis

Answer 4

No longer being controlled by the patriarchy like they were and now women are more likely to engage in traditionally masculine things

Question 5

Chivalry thesis

Answer 5

Pollak - men have a protective attitude towards women so often treated more favourably by the CJS

Question 6

Hegemonic Masculinity - Messerschmidt

Answer 6

Stereotypical masculinity achieved through deviant activity that asserts dominance

Question 7

Edgework

Answer 7

A thrill gained from crime
Katz reinforces this as pleasure involved in crime like robbery and its chaos, thrill and risk taking breaks down boredom and contributes to masculinity
(violence not always for enjoyment or to assert masculinity)

Question 8

Heidensohn - Gender Blind

Answer 8

Ignore specific viewpoints of women - doesn’t mean women are committing fewer crimes