J. Bottcher, Social practices of gender: How gender relates to delinquency in the everyday lives of high-risk youths, CRIMINOLOGY, 39(4), 2001, pp. 893-931
Conceptualizing gender as social practices and using those practices as the
unit of analysis, I reanalyzed data from a study on gender and delinquency
. The analysis disclosed six social practices that intertwined with delinqu
ent activities, constraining female delinquency while enabling and rewardin
g male delinquency. Only a few differences emerged among three ethnic group
s. This analysis suggests that the salient dimensions of gender as a correl
ate of delinquency include male dominance, differences in routine daily act
ivities, variations in sexual interests and transition to adulthood, and an
ideology defining crime as male activity and childcare as female activity.
The conclusion presents implications for general theoretical work on delin
quency.