SOC227 Chapter 6: Chapter 6
21 Jul 2015
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Sexism attributing women"s socially undesirable characteristics that are summed to be intrinsic characteristics of sex. Conservative approach understands difference in men and women are biological, and women are inferior. Lombroso and ferrero female offender - women are seen as, less intelligent, less sensitive to pain, full of revenge, and jealousy, passive and conservative. Women and non-white males did not evolve enough to be ad degenerate as far. Thomas unadjusted girl- behaviour is based on 4 wishes: adventure, security, response, and recognition, response to nervous system and biological instincts anger, fear, love, will to gain power, attributed women"s need to be loved to prostitution. Glueck 500 delinquent women : feebleminded, emotional instable. Pollak criminality of women suggest women crime was vastly under counted, more to be hidden: instigators, inherently more deceptive and vengeful. Pms is argued to be a factor in crime, it has given more lenient sentences.
