SOSC 1350 Chapter Notes -Psy, Femininity, 3 Women
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Within the notion of conformity, there is inscribed a system of gender differentiation which enables defendants to be judged for their identity as much as for or instead of a crime that they may have committed. To that extent, the question must be asked whether defendants are found guilty of the crime charged or of the betrayal of their gender. Alison young: violent women: hegemonic femininity and gender betrayal , femininity of violent women is always noticed it becomes culturally and in the law, have to integrate or make sense of. When men are violent, that"s all they do, break the law. When women commit violent acts, not only beak the law but also their gender . Are violent women are breaking the laws or gender roles? femininity are always commented upon and always a problem. ^ men are rarely commented or noticed. Violent women are considered to be an anomaly.