In this report, I will be using Walklate's book to discuss the role of women in regards to crime and the criminal justice system. ... This is in connection to the sex role theory, which will be later discussed in more detail, further on into the report. ... Parsons used Zelditch's cross culture study to reinforce the sex role theory. ... The criminal justice system's great leniency toward females may explain an extent of the lower official offending rates of women in comparison to men. Additionally, the justice system's present day tendency to be relatively less lenient tow...

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All of these women portray many insights into feminist theory, some putting forth a more realistic position, others presenting a weaker analysis of female oppression. ... Friedan's article is completely devoid of any theoretical, metaphorical, abstract filler, which makes feminist theory interesting and applicable to other branches of sociology. ... Sociological feminist writings exist largely to account for general observations and provide theories about their existence, not merely to state that these observations exist. ... What Friedan may have been trying to say, but instead woun...

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"Sociologically, sexism and gender inequality are produced by social systems organized in patriarchal ways, systems in which we participate as women and men. In so doing, we affect not only our lives, but also the lives of others and the social systems in which all of this take place. ... Although functionalist theory highlights the importance of considering the social system as a whole, it does have flaws. Functionalist theory may be interpreted as an apology for the status quo. ... According to conflict theory, the power of men shape society to their ends means that women will inevitably be ...

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In other words, once males were defined as powerful, money-making, more intelligible humans and women were defined for their significant ability to bear children, and hence inclination to domesticity, a somewhat concrete system was set up. ... Next, those countries which followed Westernization were adopting a system lacking equality of women in the work force and state. ... In Catherine Scott's book, Gender and Development: Rethinking Modernization and Dependency Theory, she writes about the World Bank and its theories. Specifically, its theory to have state policies create new beneficia...

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Richard Udry attempts to apply the theory of sex-dismorphic behavior predispositions and the hypothetical normative structure of our society to a study of women that took place over the course of 30 years. ... The theoretical biological model he follows states that this exposure to androgens while in the womb (namely in the second trimester) masculinizes the individual's reproductive organs and nervous system. ... He bases this theory on androgen exposure on the research conducted with the rhesus monkeys, as well as girls with CAH. ... She cites his failure to discuss contemporary th...

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But since the demise of socialist system in 1991 and then the triumph of liberal capitalism as well as the western-style democracy, the post-Cold War claimed that liberal democracy lays foundation for a new world order led by the U.S. hegemony which aligns democracy with the western emphasis on "civil and political right". ... Besides, I would like to represent this view through the concepts of feminist theories and together with whether women and girls really have a freedom to choose everything on their own. Feminist theories claim that women are oppressed in a multiplicity of ways that de...

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Yet, according to the modernization theory, the process of development will emancipate women from their "traditional" roles, allowing them equal amount of opportunities and rights (Silberschmidt, Cornwell, Edstrom, & Greig, 2011, p. 7). ... Changes within the household According to the modernist theory, women should experience a feeling of independence and therefore an ascent in their familial status. Concerning the predicted ascent in the familial status of women due to neoliberal globalization, the modernist theory does not seem to match reality. ... Once again, we see that the m...

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Each of these perspectives offer different theories of victims and crime, some more controversial than others. ... (Wilson, 2009) In addition to this, feminist victimology has proposed that the criminal justice system further victimises women. According to Smart, (1989) in a research analysis of the criminal justice system, both radical and social feminists observed that the law was biased against women and in favour of men. ... It was feminist research and findings such as this that significantly influenced various reforms and political shifts within the criminal justice system. ... (BBC, 20...

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Reformists wanted to come up with a way for women to fit and be successful within the societal system. Revolutionaries strived to transform the system, eliminating patriarchy and sexism. the 1980's women rose to positions of power by emulating their male counterparts in the assurance that the strong should rule over the weak. ... Bell Hook's theory of radical feminism consists of a critique of the patriarchal society. ... The patriarchy is a political-social system in which it insists that males are naturally dominating and superior. The goal then becomes to replace the patriarchal ...

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However, there is not much substantial evidence to support many of the theories concerning sex differences in intelligence. ... Lynn (1988) proposed a theory of the effect of brain size and maturity rates on general intelligence to find answers to the questions as to why IQ scores differ among adults but are the same among teenagers. ... Although, the differences in adulthood are very small to fully support Lynn`s theory. ... The evolutionary theory suggests that men have developed better spatial abilities due to being involved in hunting. ... This system locates white and gray matters in the ...

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One of the theories Yagil (1998) discusses is the theory of Normative Motivation in compliance with traffic violations. ... The claim made was that because women have a more positive outlook on the legal system and are more obedient and less self-reliant than men are, female drivers, when approaching the stop light with the officer present, would be more likely to stop. ... With the theory of normative behavior being the driving force in a driver's choice to be compliant or non-compliant with traffic laws, it is concluded that women are more likely to stop at stop signs due to their mor...

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Some theories interpret that a women is tender and a loving mother while on the other hand men are aggressive hunters and are the dominant one of the family. People who support this theory seems to believe that men and women are happier when fulfilling the roles nature determined for them. ... A teacher is an important key element in the educational system as well as a role model. ...

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However, this compelling novel is startlingly rich in theory in the sense that it foregrounds the interrelationship of class structures and gender constraints. ... Like gender and sexuality, such a relationship is always political and organized into to so called systems of power. ... Feinberg renders situations where Jess sees her identity as fixed and essential, whilst at the same time, she is engaged in the process of practicing acts and relationships which deny this possibility I argue that Jess has tapped onto these again so called systems of power, using her identity as a as a transgender...

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People who support the co-educational system say that students who are receiving their education with the other gender are faster to adopt in society. ... Also, besides work, this theory is also applies to several situations like relationships between cousins, siblings and even their future partner. ... Furthermore, in co-educational schools, the teaching techniques are designed to be applicable to both genders, while in single-gender teaching system; they are tailored to satisfy each gender to achieve the best academic results. ...

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According to Elaine Showalter (in 20th Century Literary Theory, p. 216 - 220)3, gynocriticism is concerned with "woman as the producer of textual meaning, with the history, themes, genres, and structures of literature by women. ... Bourgeois feminism - It deals with women's concern to obtain equal rights and freedoms within a capitalist system. ... In this stage, scholars analyze the symbolic systems through which we communicate and organize our lives in an attempt to understand how it is that we learn to be what our culture calls 'women' as opposed to what are called 'men&...

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Cultural ideals, customs, and marital systems have a tendency of manifesting the reproductive strains of the environment and can thus strengthen the adaptive amount of sociosexuality in an area (Low, 2007). ... As theorized by the parental investment theory (Trivers, 1972), the amount of time and energy dedicated to the nurturing and upkeep of offspring, parental investment, differs among the males and females of individual species. ...

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In our society there are such systems and structures that postulate social ways to define and organize gender, to know what to expect of each gender and what opportunities are available or not available to females and males. ... As a matter of fact, the culture associated with the gender system, proposes differences in gender roles and expectations, hence oppressing inequality between female and male. In a system, these inequality-supporting cultural ideologies heavily put an emphasis on the idea that gender differences are due to biologically based traits that are inherent and unchangeably &q...

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Feminism, in theory, is excellent. Social, political, and economic success should not be gender specific. The U.S has taken many steps to enforce this form of equality with the constitutional amendment that allowed women the right to vote, the Equal Pay Act which attempted to abolish wage disparity,...

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When you think of the picture-perfect family, what comes to mind? Is it a mother and father where the father makes an income while the mother is at home? Or is it the realistic family that either both parents work hard for an income or the mother is taking on more the aspects of being the provider a...

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According to Risman, Sex-role theory is known as infants' socialization will influence their later behavior. ... Social stratification system is rank of unequal and gender is contributed to build this block of society (Lorber, 2008). ...

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Accordingly, it is reported that the rate of female participation in labor is gradually increasing, and some systems supporting women such as parental leave are becoming accepted to people. ... The three researchers say that there are three explanations for this theory. ...

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Psychologist Nicky Crick proposes a theory called "relational personality style" which argues that unlike males, females are more emotionally sensitive to relational events. ... Despite this negative mechanism loop, there is a way to intervene and change the system so that girls no longer continue this route. ...

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Geneva Murray defines feminist music as "providing conscious raising of the struggles that many individuals still face due to a patriarchal system," which allows feminist theory to become "more approachable and accessible for those outside of academia" (1). ...

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Analogy of the faith There is one system of truth or theology contained in the Scripture, and therefore all doctrines must cohere or agree with each other, so the interpretation of one passage should not contradict with another passage. ... God does not hide the meaning of His word, and it's a dangerous step not to take it at face value but rather to impose theories on the text that the author never intended. ...

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