Exploring discourses of femininity with female patients in a medium secure unit
Background: It is thought that women are responsible for a small minority of recorded crime, especially violent offences. Popular explanations of female crime reify social constructions of gender, and draw on discourses of femininity. These powerful discourses dictate female behaviour, and imply tha...
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University of East London
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550425 |