CRIM 2650 Lecture Notes - Feminist School Of Criminology, Marxist Feminism, Socialist Feminism
Document Summary
Malestream" criminology: second-wave feminism, feminist contributions to criminology, current/new directions in feminist criminology, brief recap. Language controls and determines our thoughts and the way we can organize our thoughts. Language can be oppressive and violence and silence the voices of marginalized people. There are small causes that can have a large effect over time. The small actions of an individual can have a profound effect on offenders. As conflict theory conflict is inevitable especially in patriarchy. Patriarchy social system characterized by sexual hierarchy in which men generally have power over women. A society that values the masculine over the feminine. Malestream criminology most mainstream explanations of crime developed since the 1950s reflect a male view of the world and a biased towards male experiences. Assumption that women tend to commit crimes under different circumstances and different reasons than men. This can be due to their economic and social powerlessness in society: malestream" criminology.
