Briefly explain Freda Adler’s masculinization hypothesis.

What will be an ideal response?


Idea that as females increasingly adopt male roles, they will increasingly masculinize their attitudes and behavior and will thus become as crime-prone as men.

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A defendant is said to have _____ committed a criminal act when she or he intended to engage in certain criminal conduct or to cause a certain criminal result.

A. recklessly B. negligently C. carelessly D. purposefully

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The emergence of secular law was supported by scholars advocating the independence of the monarchy from the pope

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A homicide is an example of a

a. Repeat incident b. Serious incident c. Incident d. Pattern

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According to the social reality of crime theory, the official definition of crime is

a. based on social consensus. b. a reflection of the realities of crime in the streets. c. inherently harmful to society. d. created by agents of the dominant class.

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