Feminist criminology through a biosocial lens / Anthony Walsh, Professor, Dept. of Criminal Justice, Boise State University and Jamie C. Vaske, Associate Professor, Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Western Carolina University.

Author/creator Walsh, Anthony, 1941-
Other author Vaske, Jamie, 1981-
Format Book
EditionSecond Edition.
PublicationDurham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2015]
Descriptionxix, 211 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Feminist criminology.
Criminal behavior--Genetic aspects.
Crime--Sex differences.
Sociobiology.

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 -- Feminist and biosocial explanations of victimizing behavior : rape and intimate partner violence -- From genes to gender : sexual differentiation of the brain -- Sex/gender differences in brain structure and function -- Gender differences in prosocial personality traits -- Gender differences in major risk factors for criminality.
General noteRevised edition of Feminist criminology through a biosocial lens, 2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-203) and index.
LCCN 2015021367
ISBN9781611637533 (alk. paper)
ISBN1611637538 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV6030 .W34 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold