delinquency is something criminologists yearn to explain. Some criminologists have thought that gender plays an important role in determining rather a juvenile will offend or not. Some even think female offenders are treated differently than male offenders. Others think family is the key behind why juveniles learn to offend. The reasoning criminologists have for these beliefs is something that does make sense. Gender is something we have always used to explain bad behavior and good behavior. It has always
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duties both women and men in policing are given‚ women and men in policing also have different experiences and stress levels according to an article call Gender differences in policing: reason for optimism?‚ there are numerous research that compare the stress and experiences of women to men in policing which one has more or less than the other gender Burke‚ Martinussen and Richardsen‚ 2006). One research wrote that women police officers when compared to male police officers‚ report being exposed to
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Gender Differences in Leadership Gender stereotypes are very resistant to change. They demonstrate stereotypic beliefs about the attributes of men and women. “The stereotype of men is more similar to stereotype of leaders‚” (Eagly‚ 2007). Because of that women are not seen as “tough enough” or having “what it takes” to perform at the top level. Men’s stereotype characteristics are confidence‚ assertiveness‚ independence‚ rationalization‚ and decisiveness‚ whereas women’s are concern for others‚
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Canada: Gender Differences Canada has received great ratings when it comes to areas of health and education for women. However‚ there still seems to be a major gap in politics and income equality as men. In the 2012 Global Gender Gap report‚ Canada was one of the 12% of countries that fell backwards in gender inequality. (Black‚ 2012) Even though the overall economic status of women in improving‚ some markers seem to be stagnant‚ or even declining. Some of these are high school enrollment for
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Western cultures are an androcentric based society. It is more beneficial to be males then females in this culture. Both genders are stereotype which can lead to misrepresentation of genders‚ this can affect many aspects of people lives. For example‚ if a couple is fighting each other for custody of their children‚ one gender may be have better chance of getting custody. A marriage in the United States of America has a 50% chance of ending in a divorce. The couple will end up in court to see who
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There are differences in communication based on male and female. From the way that the show emotion to each other‚ and they way that they apply their communication style. The transgender community also have differences in communication. These communication differences involved medical communication and voice communications. Someone who is transgender is also referred to as someone who sees themselves as the opposite sex then they were biologically given. Through out the years‚ being transgender
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ASSIGNMENT Week 4: Communication and Culture Differences in the Workplace Introduction The standards and assumption of any culture is usually formed by the foundation of their morals‚ rules and regulation‚ and those morals are supported and accepted as the normal‚ beliefs and behaviors according to the evaluation of that culture. Since we live in a rapid changing world where technology is the order of the day‚ cultures tend to interact on a more regular basis‚ causing communication barriers because
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treated equal to males‚ they aren’t and get more lenience. Professor Starr states that “men receive 63% longer sentences on average than women do‚" and "[w]omen are…twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted” which can show that their is a gender bias and sexist nature in which woman are more likely to get off the hook with crimes‚ either with less penalties or not being convicted at all. Starr believes that this gap exist in which females are less likely to commit due to the “girlfriend theory”
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Gender differences in anorexics ---The adolescents Gender differences in anorexics ---The adolescents Do you think you’re fat? Do you deliberately starve yourself to lose weight? Do you have a fear of gaining weight? Do you refuse to eat when you are hungry? Do you exercise excessively? If you answered yes to three of these questions‚ you are at a high risk to get anorexia. Twenty years ago‚ the University of Wisconsin Hospital typically admitted one
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Gender Differences in Science Why are scientists disproportionately men? The answer to this question varies depending on the audience you ask it too. I believe that there are more men scientists because society has always made it out to be that the male is the more dominant of the sexes. Through the years woman have not had as many rights as men‚ which allows men to flourish in the science careers. Societies expectations of women use to be the “stay at home moms.” With the times changing there
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