...Family and Gender CJS/230 Gender and Family CJS/240 Tiffiny West September 8, 2013 Nicole James Today the traditional family of two parents with the father working to provide and the mother at home caring for the children is occurring less often. Women and working more and spending less time with their children whereas men seem to be increasing the time they spend with their children. More children are also living with only one parent rather than two. Siegel & Welsh (2005) states that “as many as 40 percent of White children and 75 percent of African-American children will experience parental separation or divorce before they reach age sixteen…” (p. 157). Changes or disruption in the family unit has the potential to have a lasting effect on children. Primarily, children learn values and attitudes which guide their actions from their family unit. Many experts believe that a broken home can determine a child’s law abiding behavior. Several studies show that children who have been through family breakups are more prone to delinquency and hyperactivity. Blended families, or step-parent families, are occurring more often yet are less stable than biological families. Sociologist Sara McLanahan found that children who live with both biological parents do better than children who are raised without their biological father. These children are less likely to find and keep a job, finish high...
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...Gender and Family Kimberly Francis CJS 240 August 24,2014 University of Phoenix Gender and Family In today's society, there are more and more juveniles that are doing delinquent crimes. People wander what causes so many juveniles to do the crimes that they do. Is it because of family, their gender or can it not getting the attention they need. People wander if the gender between the boys and girls has anything to do with the delinquency. Girls become delinquent for a vary of different reasons than boys. A girl can become delinquent based on the biological, social, and cultural differences between the girls and boys. The hormones onset and brain development, to the child's up bringing in the home, to the way a girl is expected to act in public opposed to how the boys are. Boys are taught to take care of themselves, to be more aggressive towards their goals and to act out more angry and retributive fashion than girls do. Boys are expected to mature faster than girls and are mainly raised by parents that they are to take care of the home. Does families have anything to do with delinquency? Researchers shows that family structures plays a huge part in the characteristics of juvenile delinquencies. In a family, the parents are separated there are less supervision on the children when growing up. Only one parent is present, that parent is doing all the work to provide the household with the income that is needed to take care of the home. The parents usually doesn't know...
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...Gender and Family Carmen Canjura CJS/240 Introduction to Juvenile Justice November 23, 2014 Nick Burgrabe Gender and Family Being parents is not easy but when you are a parent of a son and daughter dealings are totally different men are educated to be strong and courageous. The girls taught that they were so delicate in speaking are more educated and demure in their dress and submitted with the people outside. Age and genres can influence juvenile delinquency among boys, drugs, gangs, and other factors that may affect juvenile delinquency. The society in which we live some have more, and some fewer poverty levels are higher every day. Juvenile delinquency is a matter of concern especially in the economic and social sphere. Most of the attacks on private property in our country caused by young children according to what researchers say that each boy is arrested by juvenile delinquency can again be arrested as an adult. The young tend to be delinquents according to family structure there are children who come from broken homes, such as divorce, single parents. Who are dedicated to working hard and leave their children alone? They are on the streets involved in drugs, or become gang members or just criminals robbing themselves. They were made to get what you do not get at home or just steal for pleasure to harm our society. As a father and indirectly or directly affect their children through good behavior. Their children are not affected parents should be more careful...
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...Gender and Family Axia College University of Phoenix Juvenile delinquency is of great concern in the United States. In 2007 over 2 million arrests were juveniles. There are two types of juvenile delinquency. The first type of offense is a behavior that would be a criminal violation for an adult. The other offense is called a “status” offense. Status offenses are delinquent actions that do not apply to adults, like running away and truancy. This paper will discuss the impact of gender and family on delinquency and the treatment by gender in the juvenile justice system. Juvenile delinquent behavior is believed to be under-represented due to the limited methods of collecting juvenile crime data. Juvenile arrests accounted for 16 percent of all violent crime arrests (i.e. murder, rape, assault) and 26 percent of all property crime arrests (i.e. burglary, theft, arson) (Puzzanchera, 2009). Other crimes for which juveniles are arrested include simple assault, vandalism, gambling, disorderly conduct, weapons possession, illicit drug/liquor violation (including DUI) and prostitution. It is important to note that a number of misdemeanor crimes go unreported while serious crimes involving injury and/or large economic loss are reported more often. A 1998 U.S. longitudinal study tracking over 6,400 boys for over 20 years found that children who grew up without their biological father in the home were roughly three times more likely to commit a crime that led to incarceration...
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...Gender and Family Brian Shafer CJS/240 7/20/14 Selena Small Delinquency can be affected by numerous things and this would include gender. The things in which have an effect on the difference in gender as dealing with delinquency in juveniles is things such as hanging with juveniles that are around the same age that are showing signs of or that are doing destructive things and not listening or obeying the laws or their elders, difference in maturity levels, because studies have shown that females mature more quickly than males at the juvenile age, and social surroundings also have a huge impact on how the difference in how gender affects the delinquency rate. Females are starting to however catch up with the male juveniles when it comes to the more serious offenses like murder and assaults. Males are more likely to commit crimes such as sexual assaults or crimes that may be sexual in nature but females are more likely to commit crimes such as prostitution and running away from home or shelter which ever they are living in. Social disorders also have a huge impact because they may seem like they are ok on the outside but on the inside they have a lot going on and may be scared of what others are thinking therefor they may go to extremes and act out. It is my belief that a lot of the juveniles that are committing school shootings would fall in to this type of delinquency. In today’s society we see a bunch of delinquency in the juveniles fall back on to how the child...
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...Gender and Family Assignment Introduction to Juvenile Justice By: Margaret Howe Instructor: Cathy Arrowsmith In the last twenty five or more years the rate of female juvenile delinquency has risen faster then that of their male counterparts, who statistical number have actually dropped. Within the criminology community the crimes of girls were often ignored because they were usually sexual in nature or emotional crimes such as killing a husband or boyfriend. Often times crimes committed by young people are done as a means of survival post running away from home. Running away is a very common thing for young people and in many cases these adolescents never return home, usually because they are fleeing a bad situation involving abuse of some kind sexual or physical. With the family unit taking on new meanings in this modern age many young people do not have the support of their family unlike those of previous generations. With the divorce being more common as is single parenting, often times having several children all with different other parents. Stable home environments have become very much a thing of the past. Children are often times not a top priority for their parents and this shows in the children and teens that are produced from this type of home. Female offenders often turn to gang life or sex crimes as a means of survival. In my observations with children I have watched grow, those who have had parents that were involved and had the time to be there for their...
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...Gender and Family CJS/240 October 12, 2014 Professor Deanna Beaubouef How does gender affect delinquency? There are a lot of theories that explain how gender plays a major role in delinquency. Early theories have stated that females were victims of genetic disorders and males were more aggressive. The earlier theories also stated that any female showing are aggressive, they are more likely than boys to hide their behavior from adults; girls who “bully “others are less likely than boys to admit their behavior. Male like to have power, freedom and hang with their friends and females are more verbally proficient, a skill that may help them deal with conflict without resorting to violence. When children internalize gender-specific behaviors cognitive and personality differences are magnified. Females have more self-control over emotions then men, a factor that can cause someone to commit a crime out emotions in steading thinking clearly. What are some current explanations for gender differences? The Socialization difference states that differences in the way females and males are socialized affect their development. Males are taught to be on their own and females are taught to value relationships. This method of teaching makes females susceptible to feeling alienated because of the failure to achieve relational success. As for boys they may feel a chronic sense of alienation. The cognitive differences between males and females start early in childhood. Males are...
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...female, white, black, straight, and homosexual. These stereotypes are subtly shown, but noticeable nonetheless in the popular television show Modern Family. The sitcom documents the daily life of a fictitious “modern” family, consisting of a common Caucasian family, a gay couple, and a young-wife-older-husband couple, all of whom are related. The stereotypes of the Dunphy family, particularly Claire, stand out as she fulfills the expected stereotypical role of a stay-at-home mother, her family constantly teasing her and her consistent attempts to contain her family to be a normal family. Being a stay-at-home mother who doesn’t hold a job, Claire depends completely on her husband Phil in terms of income, which is identical to countless other TV shows. Claire’s character is based around this stereotypical image of women in television: no contribution to the household financially, and the classic characteristics of motherhood. In the episode “Phil’s New Car,” Claire tells Phil to go buy a car that is fit for the family, and gets upset with him when he returns with a sports car, clearly unsuitable for their family of five. Claire, completely concerned with Phil’s decision, berates him, showing her attribute for wanting the entire family to travel together. In response to Claire’s natural motherly character, the rest of her family makes fun of her, constantly ostracizing her for attempting to perform her motherly duties. When, in another episode, the town’s local paper pronounced...
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...Kylie Schmidt SOC 101-016 22 February 2014 Gender Roles The Impact of Gender Roles In My Family The textbook definition of gender roles refers to the expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females. Basically, we are born either XX or XY but we are not predetermined to occupy roles as male or female. Rather, we assume these roles through a process called socialization. Socialization is a process by which people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of their culture, in this case, male and female roles. There are a lot of factors that impact a child’s socialization into feminine and masculine forms. These include the adults, older siblings, mass media, and religious and educational institutions that surround us. This paper will focus on the primary agents of childhood socialization: parents. Specifically my parents, and how they played a critical role in my socialization and gender role process. Firstly, my mother played a important role in guiding me into the feminine norm for our society. When I was born, immediately I was dressed in girly, pink, or frilly outfits. I grew up playing with dolls, pretending to be their mom, caring for them, etc. I helped my mom in the kitchen and helped her clean. My room was painted pink with flowers along the borders. My mom put into dance as a young girl, rather than football if I had been born with a Y chromosome. These are the first experiences I had as a child...
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...view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. There are many factors that contribute to the validity of the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. Some of these factors are; the impact of paid work, the family as a body, domestic violence, the domestic division of labour. It can be argued that gender roles and relations have become more equal, one way this can be seen as though the domestic division of labour. By definition “it is the division of tasks, roles, and duties within the household.” One way this supports the theory of gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life is though society’s change in accepting women as valued members of the work force, as society has become more accepting in the development of females aspirations and careers and this in turn has had to make the family more equal in the roles of the house; since the normal upkeep of the house is not done in the ‘traditional family’ way, everybody in the house must contribute equally. Furthermore it can be argued that Talcott Parsons theory of the male and female of the relationship or family have two roles names instrumental and expressive roles (traditional the man is seen as instrumental and the opposite for the woman) another way it can argued that gender roles and relations have become more equal is through the introduction of equal pay, this does not only affect the family at home as...
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...Using material from item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life (24 marks) The domestic division of labour refers to the roles that men and women take in relation to housework. These roles are often referred to as conjugal roles; roles which display roles within marriage itself. Segregated conjugal roles described the situation of man and wife having separate roles within the house where the man would more often be the breadwinner and the woman would be the homemaker. This notion supported Parsons idea of expressive roles, but is the centre of debate for feminist sociologists. There are also joint conjugal roles which represents the idea that couples share tasks such as housework, child rearing and decision making etc. Joint conjugal roles also describe the couple as sharing leisure time together, rather than independently. Within these marriages relationships also vary. One of the most deviant and misunderstood issue within the married couple is the idea that coercive power is used to control the other; usually the male using physical power (according to statistics). Domestic violence can be defined as any kind of physical, psychological, sexual or financial violence that takes place within the family toward an intimate partner. Domestic violence is seen as a method of control amongst partners, to display dominance and/or authority. It is often under-reported so national statistics are not always...
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..."(Using material from item 2B) Assess the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life " (24 Marks) Most sociologists in today's world would argue that yes, the gender roles and relationships have become more equal in recent years- but that they still have a way to go before they are completely equal. The more widespread view is that most people still cohere to the idea of instrumental and expressive roles in the family- because of the idea that the nuclear family is the most idea for society. In recent years, it can be argued that gendered roles in society have begun to disappear. Since the equal rights and pay acts were passed, women in particular have begun to reap the benefits of a much more equal society. Better grades and opportunities for young women, mean they are able to choose a professional career over a domestic lifestyle and- in theory- receive equal position and pay to their male colleagues. Research by sociologists Young and Willmott (1973), suggests that "the roles of men and women have become much more similar". According to other sociologists- such as Gershuny (1994)- "wives who work full time do less domestic work" as this is shared between the husband and wife more equally. This is the idea of a symmetrical family- where both partners spread the workload equally. However, there are some sociologists that believe these views to give "too rosy" a perspective on how work is actually shared in a relationship. Warde...
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...‘At the Bay’ largely utilizes natural images as a means of expression, focusing heavily on landscape and setting in order to create the foundation for the establishment of themes integral to the characterization and plot development. The story instantly commences with the light shed on scenery and environment, “The sun had not yet risen and the whole of crescent bay was hidden under a white sea-mist” followed closely by ,”Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves”. References to ‘paddocks’, ‘bungalows’ and ‘a flock of sheep came pattering’ provide evidence of a rural, New Zealand setting and the usage of seasonal images of “the marigolds and the pink” indicate a Spring backdrop. Phrases such as ,” It looked as though the sea had beaten up softly in the darkness, as though one immense wave had come rippling” foreshadow the darker aspect this story is to follow as it progresses. The rural setting is further reinforced by the personification of the ‘gum-tree’, “An enormous shock haired giant with his arms stretched out” Mansfield’s composition follows an abundance of paragraphs, each of a constant length allowing for the build-up of a slow paced, tranquil atmosphere to grow at the base of the narrative, in line with the expanse of description. The first hint of one of the recurring motifs comes with the encounter with the Cat and the Sheep-Dog. Mansfield gives the Cat a metaphorical voice, “Ugh! What a course, revolting, creature...
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...‘There is no “single” Asian past. We must always acknowledge the diversity of experiences related to class, gender, ethnicity, religion, caste, family and kinship arrangements, or other indices of social differentiation, to fully appreciate the complex history of Asia.’ The area known to us as Asia sits on the eastern side of the landmass of Eurasia and is the largest continent, encompassing a staggering 17 million square miles. Asia is home to a variety of cultures, religions, governments and mindsets, giving it a wide base for a complex history involving largely different groups of people. These different groups, or ethnicities, all formed their own histories over time, which when combined together give Asia more than one past, they arise into an intricate and comprehensive history fashioned by a diversity of experiences. Therefore, there is no ‘single’ Asian past; we must delve into each single experience to gain insight into the prolific and wide ranging history that gathers under the one banner of ‘Asia’. Each country within Asia has its own geographic links to other nations and cultures. These links were expanded on by exploration, trade routes and missionary ventures. These vital networks allowed cultural influences to travel from country to country, resulting in each nation in Asia receiving different influences from the next. In turn, this led to widespread variety amongst individual countries. These networks were invaluable to allow the able interaction of cultures...
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...Cross-Societal Comparison Report Introduction This cross-societal report will discuss the comparisons between the Italian family structure and the Australian family structure in regards to the gender division of household labor, family authority and paid employment and education. This report looks at literature about the two cultures from a Euro/Western point of view and does not touch on the indigenous cultures of their countries. 1. Household labor division 1.1 The Italian household’s, labor division. It is generally deemed that Italians have large families with many children. In Italy when a child is born the mother or woman of the home will re-organise her life to accommodate the new arrival. Palomba and Sabbadini (1994, as cited in Hennon & Wilson, 2008) calculated that the arrival of each child will add an extra hour a day to the responsibilities of the mother. The more children an Italian family has the less time the mother has for her own basic needs. It is customary that the Italian woman reduces her hours of paid work to accommodate the needs of the family and the tasks of running a home. Instead of sharing the workload the Italian family man will increase his work commitments to accommodate the growth of the family and the loss of income (ibid). The young Italian male is raised in an environment where there are real differences in what each gender is expected to do to contribute to the home. The Italian male would not be expected to help out with * caring for...
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