Police Failures, Sexual Violence, and Institutional Injustice in the UK
Sexual violence against women in public spaces has become one of the most politically charged and socially revealing issues in […]
Crime and Deviance
feminism
Feminism, Social Theories
What Is a Woman? Supreme Court Judgment Reignites Feminist Debate
On Wednesday 6th December 2023, the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling in a case that goes to the
Feminism
Bell Hooks, Intersectionality, and Second-Wave Feminism: Challenging White Patriarchy and Capitalism
The “second-wave” feminists of the 1960s to 1980s presented a far more formidable and thoroughgoing challenge to male domination than
Sex and gender
Judith Butler: Gender and Performativity
Judith Butler argues that gender is a performative act shaped by cultural norms rather than a fixed identity. She contends that historical insights on gender and sexuality emphasize the social construction of these concepts, influencing modern discussions on identity and challenging traditional gender roles, ultimately leading to fluid expressions of gender and sexuality.
Crime and Deviance
The Chivalry Thesis: explaining rates of female crime
The Chivalry Thesis states that women are let of relatively lightly by predominately male police and judges. It is one
Crime and Deviance
Feminist Perspectives on Crime and Deviance
Feminist criminology, stemming from the 1970s second wave feminism, offered perspectives that reshaped modern criminology. Early feminist critique highlighted the gender blind assumptions within criminology and the need to recognize male and female experiences of crime. Contributions included theories on women’s crime, control theory, poverty’s role in crime, and a focus on intersectionality. JETPACK_AI_ERROR
Feminism
A Feminist Analysis of the Barbie Movie
Barbie lives in Barbieland, which for some is a feminist utopia in which women can do anything: be president, have
Feminism
Postmodern Feminism: Exploring Postmodern Feminist Theory & Key Thinkers
Postmodern feminism criticises the discourse of heteronormativity: gender and sex are fluid!
Feminism
Abortion laws need updating!
A 44 year old mother of three was sentenced to 24 months in jail on Monday for using abortion pills
Sociology key terms
Feminist Perspectives on Socialisation
Oakley argued parents socialised passive children into traditional gender roles, but her work is criticised by the newer concept of gendering.