Feminist perspective of crime – revision notes with evaluative points
Changing role/liberation
- Adler (1975) suggests that the rise in women’s liberation is linked to their freedom from traditional forms of social control and the acceptance of more masculine roles
- Although men are still committing more crime than women, the pattern is beginning to change. The number of female offences between 2004 and 2007 rose by 25%
- Denscombe (2001) also argued that the changing in female roles means that women are likely to be engaging in more risk taking behaviour
- For example women will now be able to take part in combat in the army. Research into the self-images of 15-16 year olds found that girls are adopting more traditional male attitudes such as looking ‘hard’, taking control and risk taking.
- This could be linked to the rise in a ladette culture
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