SOCSCI 2P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Identity Formation, Making Money, Relational Aggression
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Monday november 7, 2016-cana adol. - lecture # 8. Introduction says, understand why it seems that males are seen as the delinquent ones and females are more normative. Girls are seen as abnormal behavior and it doesn"t harm anyone. Girls want a relationship with someone that is good. Girls are running away from home because it"s abusive. Romanticize that they will find love out there. Boys are seen as a public order threat. This is seen as a moral threat to society thus they are treated differently. Girls have a weak family life in terms of mothers not being in power and fathers are seen as authoritative and abusive. The real delinquency is seen as a group of working class males. Respect is achieved through violence, this is how these males see it. Authors note that this moral offense is not something that extends to adulthood.