why do men commit crime

Question 1

what are two theories that explain for why men commit crime

Answer 1

-sex role theory
-assertion of masculinity

Question 2

explain parsons and provide a explanation of gender role socialisation and why men commit crime

Answer 2

-socialisation= toys and games, men often socialised into violent crimes

-gender roles= females “ expressive” and males “breadwinner, males pressured to get money- commit cooperate crimes

-men taught to be sexually dominant-leading to more sexual offences

Question 3

evaluate the sex role theory

Answer 3

-gender roles more equal (women now work more, no longer confined
-BUT doesn’t explain why there’s gender differences continuing or why women are doing more crime than in the past
-girls may also play w violent toys and games

Question 4

what does messerschmidt say about assertion of masc?

Answer 4

-argues masculinity is a social construct or accomplishment
- males have to constantly work at constructing and presenting it to others

Question 5

what does messerschmidt say ab assertion of masc?

Answer 5

-someone men turn to crime as a way of asserting masculinity
-this happens when traditional ways of being a “real man” are blocked e.g can’t access employment to provide for family, this can lead them to assert masculinity through violence or DV

Question 6

what does Lyng say ab assertion of masc?

Answer 6

-thrill of crime + edgework- linked to men expressing ‘masculinity’ and taking risks
- applies to m.c men through cooperate crime and illegal stock market trading as well as DV and drug taking

Question 7

how can we evaluate assertion of masc ?

Answer 7

-not all men that feel their masculinity is comprised turn to crime
-not all crime can be interpreted as n expression of masculinity