Males And Crime

Question 1

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Answer 1

The pressure on males to be the breadwinner and provider may trigger criminality

Question 2

Messerschmidt:

Answer 2

Discusses hegemonic masculinity which emphasises competition aggression and violence

youths may use crime to do masculinity

Masculinity varies according to age:

older: breadwinner/domestic violence
younger: violence in a gang

Question 3

Mosher

Answer 3

Argues that hegemonic masculinity is hyper masculinity and stresses are dangerousness and acceptance of violence
ie carrying a gun

Question 4

Baird

Answer 4

Argues that young males often reproduce existing versions of masculinity
ie gangs

Question 5

Winlow

Answer 5

Argues that mass unemployment resulted in no breadwinner role which in turn resulted in violence in order to express masculinity