Studies Find That the Poverty Resulting from Women's Low-Paying Jobs

question 18

Multiple Choice

Studies find that the poverty resulting from women's low-paying jobs and increasing divorce rates plays a very important role in female offending,most of which involves petty property crime.This supports _____.

• A) a social integration theorem
• B) an economic marginality hypothesis
• C) an institutional structure theory
• D) a hyper-masculinity principle

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Definitions:

Female Receptivity

The state or condition in which a female organism is willing or inclined to accept a male for mating purposes.

Phrenology

An outdated and discredited theory that suggested the bumps on the skull could predict mental traits and character.

Situational Factors

External influences that affect an individual's behavior or decision-making process in a given context.

Instinct

A natural, usually unchangeable behavior pattern in animals triggered by specific stimuli.