SOCB51H3 Lecture Notes - Truancy, Physical Attractiveness, Hymen
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Appearance and deliquency: jill leslie rosenbaum and meda chesney-lind. Women are judged by culturally derived standards of attractiveness: research has shown that perception of physical appearance can have a significant impact on an individual"s success in a variety of endeavors. These endeavors include dating opportunities, the initiation of relationships, teachers" evaluations of students and corporate success. Although the lives of attractive women are assumed to be far superior to those of less attractive women it is assumed attractive women have less integrity and managerial opportunities for them may be hindered. More complex for women in the criminal justice system for offences directly/indirectly related to their sexuality. Number of reformatories and training schools for girls were established during this period as places of rescue and reform. Moreover, those viewing these young women of color adhered to representations of race that negate any beauty that does not conform to white standards of appearance while celebrating those images that mimic white appearance.
