12 Questions
What percentage of people arrested in America for all crimes in 2019 were men?
73%
What was the focus of criminology historically?
The study of men behaving badly
What led to feminist scholars asking questions about women and crime?
The women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s
What is one of the core elements of feminist thought?
Gender is a social, historical, and cultural construct built on biological sex differences and reproductive capacities
What percentage of people arrested for violent crimes in America in 2019 were men?
79%
What is a range of feminist theories?
Women should have equal opportunities to those of men to women should never have sexual or romantic relationships with men
What is a fundamental assumption underlying gender relations and social constructs of masculinity and feminity?
Men are superior to women
What is a key aspect of feminist criminology?
Studying women on their own terms and recognizing multiple factors
What do liberal feminists believe is the root cause of women's subordination?
Denial of civil rights and social opportunities
According to radical feminists, what is the root cause of all social relations in inequality?
Masculine power and privilege
What is a key focus of radical feminist perspectives on crime?
Violence against women and criminal victimization
What do radical feminists believe is the most widespread form of oppression?
Women's oppression, existing in virtually every known society
This quiz explores the relationship between gender and crime, including statistics on male and female arrests and the historical focus of criminology on male criminality. Learn about the gender gap in crime rates and the impact on criminological studies.
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