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Feminist criminology through a biosocial lens
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Title
Feminist criminology through a biosocial lens / Anthony Walsh.
ISBN
9781594609664 (alk. paper)
1594609667 (alk. paper)
Published
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2011.
Physical Description
xvii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 18, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Feminist criminology : perspective and concepts
The generalizability problem
The gender ratio problem and socialization
General feminist theories of criminal behavior
Social constructionism and social science's triad of "evils"
Social constuctionism and gender
Evolutionary approaches to gender
Evolutionary explanations for gender differences in criminality
From genes to gender : sexual differentiation of the brain
Sex/gender differences in brain structure and function
Gender differences in prosocial traits
Gender differences in major risk factors for criminality.
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