Consider the Relationship Between Patriarchy, Powerlessness, and Crime

question 21

Multiple Choice

Consider the relationship between patriarchy, powerlessness, and crime. When lower-class males are shut out of the economic opportunity structure, they try to build their self-image through acts of machismo; such acts may involve:

• A) self-mutilation.
• B) violent abuse of women.
• C) drug use.
• D) the use of weapons.

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