WSTA03H3 Lecture 6: Week 6 -readings.docx (women and gender)
19 Jun 2013
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Ideas about gender appear in ways that are not obvious or overt, and are often much more complex than they might seem at first glance. Several researchers indicate that the increase is more a reflection of the youth justice systems change in policy and chargoing practices than a real change in behavior. We argue that the recent alaram over the girl violence is the product of moral panic that has had a significant impact on social, educational, legal policy-making. Warning phase" of a panic there are predictions of impending doom, sensitization to cues of danger, frequent over reactions, and rumours speculationg about what is happening or what will happen. Subsequently, a large part of the public becomes sensitized to the threat, and, as in the case of the nasty girl, when confronted with an actual act of girl violence their perception of danger and risk solidifies.
