SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Feminist School Of Criminology, Paternalism, Marxist Feminism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Gender is a critical variable in understanding crime. Men are dominant and fail to understand the importance of gender and sex roles in society. Gender became the focus in discussions when deciding equal opportunities in society. The women"s liberation movement surfaced in magazines, tv/commentaries fighting against criticism (who was in power, who wasn"t) (intellectual heritage) Women"s studies classes showed up in universities as a result. Females found to be (as a whole) non-criminal. 2 functions of gender perspective in crime: criticize traditional male approach of studying crime, development of gender-sensitive interpretations of deviance (social traits and feminism) Feminist perspective came about through literature, art, politics and science. (paternalism) Suggests that females need to be protected for their own good (interdependence of males dependence of females) Example: u. s supreme court criticized missouri department of corrections for paternalistic policies regarding marriage (females usually denied marriage requests for the sake of protecting them (chivalry)