Author Question: What is the difference between paternalism and chivalry? What will be an ideal ... (Read 22 times)

drink · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

What is the difference between paternalism and chivalry?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Briefly explain how womens liberation may be related to crime.

What will be an ideal response?

JYan · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: key points to be made
Paternalism more often used in sense of protection, separation of occupations
Paternalism is male dominated social system that assumes more of fatherly role
Paternalism might treat women like children, but often used to detain and isolate delinquent females
Chivalry is more like rescue and treat well, put women on pedestal
Chivalry preserves women from harm but more like a knight in shining armor than father
Chivalry would result in less female incarceration, fewer arrests and attempt to preserve traditional womens roles as homemakers and wives
Both can be viewed as forms of sexism
Objective: Concepts of sexism, paternalism and chivalry and how they are used in feminist

Answer to Question 2

Answer: key points to be made
Both Adler and Simon commented in early 1970s theory on women and crime
Both predicted rise in womens crime and arrests from liberation
Adler: Masculinity increases crime commission particularly personal/violent crime
Simon: Crime increases through better employment access to illegal opportunities
Neither one was ever really supported by research