SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Substance Abuse, Typification
9 Nov 2016
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Week 12: female youth offenders: some problems with the study of female young offenders. Typi cation, making ideal types of female offenders. *family dysfunction: theories that explain female offending. Social injury hypothesis (chesney lind): explanation for female gangs; it"s a survival strategy to prevent victimization against women (female gang members are then more likely to be victimized because they"re in a gang) Media decontextualized it; you don"t see the social background of the offender; plays on the emotional reactions of the audience; reinforces cultural scripts. *girls said they felt manipulated by the interviewers. *alleged there was a major social problem of female violence. *horizontal thesis says that good girls try to emulate boys in acts of violence. Artz, nicholson, rodrgiuez 2005: studied violent school girls. Looks at bullying and ghting at school (on the rise) Typically done for a need for attention, due to school problems and low self esteem.
