Lesson 9 assignment
Lesson 9 assignment
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Answer each of the questions below in short-answer format. Write your responses in complete sentences. Your answers to each question should include two to three
paragraphs (125 - 250 words).
Be sure to read the questions carefully to ensure that you answer each component with the appropriate depth and detail. Your answers should be free of spelling and
grammar errors. When using reference material, you must properly cite your sources using in-text citations. You must also include a reference list. All documentation
must follow APA citation style (see announcements for details on APA). This includes citing your textbook. In addition, each response should contain your own unique
insight, personal experiences, and opinions that help demonstrate your comprehension of the material covered in this lesson.
1. Discuss three ways in which the criminal justice system in the United States reinforces gender inequality.
2. What is sentencing disparity, and how does it relate to traditional gender stereotypes? Be sure to include a reference to status offenses.
3. Have women achieved equality with men in criminal justice occupations? Be sure to explain your answer.
4. Identify three specific rape myths, and discuss research evidence that refutes each one.
5. Women perpetrate many forms of institutionalized violence against other women (e.g., female circumcision). How do you explain this paradox?
sociology class, it's about gender. The title of the book is Women, Men, and Society. This lesson is about Gender, Crime and Justice