CRIM 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Feminist Theory, Meta-Analysis, Masturbation
8 Oct 2014
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What is causing sexual aggression? (should we treat sex offender as same as other offenders, or should we treat as separate group?) Feminist theory: feminist theory view rape as. Pesudosexual act primarily motivated by male desire for dominance. Dominance has a consequence of excluding women of political decisions that concern them. Women = males" possession for which they get in competition. Sexual gratification is not seen as the main motivation (it"s the use of. Addressing the gendered nature of law and the gendered political responses of the. Achieved important goals for women such as consciousness-raising, support for women"s issues, and the enhancement of women"s self-esteem. Place a much-needed demand on researchers to analyze sexual offending within its social context: cons: Lack of empirical scope (a theory that hard to test) Patriarchy and the role of the state in maintaining patriarchal relations that are abuse-supportive. Sex offenders have abuse-supportive beliefs, not because they are sex offenders but because they are men.
