Suggest two ways in which chivalry might operate in the treatmentt of females by the law
Police may be more lenient and less likely to arrest women
Courts may give lighter sentences to women due to paternalistic attitudes
Suggest two ways in which females may be treated more harshly than males by the criminal justice system
Women may be punished for breaking gender norms (seen as bring. A bad mother)
Judgesmay treat working clsss or non conforming women more severely
According to Carlin in what ways may lower class women miss out on gender and class deals
Class deal: no rewards from work due to poverty/ unemployment
Gender deal: no emotional financial support from male partners
Class deal is a promise of rewards through legitimate work
Gender desk is the optimise of emotional snd material supports from a male partner in return for full filling traditional gender roles
Suggest two criticism of the liberation thesis
Women are now committing more crimes as they have more opportunities or new opportunities
Female crime rate rose before women’s liberation
Most female offenders are working class, not newly liberated
According to Messerschmit, what type of masculinity do white middle class youths typically adopt
Crime is way some men try to do masculinity when they can’t achieve it through traditional means like success or power. White middle class boys often
Act obedient and hard working at school “accommodating masculinity” but to progress their masculinity in other ways they might act out outside of school such as vandalism or fighting to seem thought of rebellious
Messerschmidt is said to overwork the concept of masculinity. Explain what this means
He uses masculinity to explain all male crime, making it too flexible to be useful.