Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Neoliberalism, Penis Envy, Liberal Feminism
3 Feb 2017
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Lombroso found women endowed with same born criminal features. Linked to sexual deviancy (biological), lack of material instinct. Delinquency by women a form of compensation related to penis envy. Thomas attributed women"s intense need to give and feel love caused their involvement in criminality especially sex crimes. Enhanced by breakdown in traditional family constraints. Advocated early welfare intervention in lives of girls. As criminal as men, but patriarchy protects them. Deceitfulness being capacity to simulate sexual arousal biological. Reducing women"s behaviour to their gender and their biology. Sexual deviance re-interpreted as work/survival behaviour class males . Women denied rational action in the context of oppression. All these criminologists studying women were all white. Men are considerably more likely than woman to be involved in. 19(cid:889)(cid:888), carol smart published (cid:498)women, crime and criminology(cid:499) Many departments now offer specific courses on women, gender and criminal activities crime. Paradigm shift: different way of theorizing about crime.
