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    (Pajer‚ 1998)”. "Similar risk factors may play a role in both girls’ and boys’ delinquency. Gender differences in underlying biological functions‚ psychological traits and social interpretation can result in different types and rates of delinquent behaviors for girls and boys (Moffitt‚

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    learn‚ and develop into men and women. The term ’doing gender’ refers to a constructed identity arising out of environmental influence rather than inborn character. Psychologists and sociologists alike offer research based on the idea that becoming a man or a woman is a result of causal construction. Within this context‚ the definitions of gender are many‚ not easily characterized‚ and often confused with the term sex. Moreover‚ gender in relation to sexuality is often viewed as something that

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    The evolutionary explanation of gender difference Evolutionary means organism developing from an earlier form in order to survive in their environment. Parental investment theory Trivlers put forward that women have to be choosy about the partner they choose because they are stuck with the child for much longer than the male is required for reproduction. This is meant to explain why men are so assertive and aggressive because it is best for him to have sex with lots of people; for a women

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    TITLE: outline and assess sociological explanations for gender difference in patterns of crime. What is the relationship between crime and masculinity? Crime can be described as an act that harmful to an individual as well as the society; such acts are against and punishable by the law.1While deviance can be described as acting against social norms‚ for example a boy wearing a skirt would be out of place in the society2 The sex role theory states that‚ when young males and females are younger they

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    Topic: Outline and assess sociological explanations for gender differences in patterns of crime It is strongly believed that more crimes are committed by males. According to the criminal justice statistics‚ the number of crimes which committed by males is more than females does through at least ten years. Besides‚ there is also showed that four out of five offenders are males. On the other hand‚ there are gender differences among the criminal. For instance‚ more males are arrested and men are

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    Gender and Family Gender and Family If we continue to study the differences in the gender and family characteristics of youths that unfortunately make bad mistakes and enter the criminal justice system‚ we may be able to identify sources that will be beneficial in creating prevention‚ community and deterrence programs that will help break the gap between delinquency juveniles and juveniles. How does gender affect delinquency? It is obvious that boys and girls experience life through

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    Men and women have differences in sports but somethings have been made a law to ensure that men and women have the same opportunity to play sports. In college the NCAA issued Title IX of the Education Amendment Act if 1972. Title IX is a federal law that states "No person in the United States shall‚ on the basis of sex‚ be excluded from participation in‚ be denied the benefits of‚ or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" (J)

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    Gender Differences in Depression and Coping Style Depression affects the way an individual feels and thinks. It is a consistent lowering of mood‚ which has both psychological and physiological symptoms. These include‚ lack of motivation‚ sleep pattern changes‚ feeling sad‚ worthless‚ disappointed‚ and lethargy. Depression can be categorised as sub clinical or clinical. Sub-clinical depression refers to an individual who has not met the full DSM-V criteria for depression‚ but is currently experiencing

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    Examining ethnic differences in achievement 1. The definition of an ethnic group is a group of people of the same race or nationality that share the same cultural norms and values. 2. Three ways in which the education system may encourage separation between children of different ethnic backgrounds are: Labelling and teacher racism‚ many teachers label their students and studies by interactionist sociologists found out that many teachers labelled black children as disruptive and they didn’t

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    Gender Differences in Personality Will Never Change Female to male differences in personality have always been present in our daily lives. Males have always been looked at as the more aggressive gender‚ while females have always been looked at as the more responsible gender. Whether these differences between male and female are biological or social‚ they will always exist. The biological argument is that we might inherit our differences depending on our parents. There was an experiment done where

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