2.9 Gender and crime key terms

Cards (5)

  • Malestream
    A term involving a play on words (mainstream) coined by feminist sociologists to draw attention to the way in which sociology had marginalised and ignored women's lives.
  • Hegemonic
    Culturally domiant
  • Accommodating masculinity
    One that does not challenge the power differential between teachers and pupils
  • Bodily capital
    Aspects of people's bodies that can be used to generate an income
  • Contingent
    Dependent on something else, accidental or arbitrary