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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD) 3rd wave – Intersexuality genders have the same potential for
Its two main goals were to prove that the 4th wave – empowerment of women, digital achievement
unequal relationship between the sexes
feminism
hinders development and female
participation. The GAD approach is not just Radical Feminism
focused on the biological inequalities TYPES OF FEMINISM that there are differences in the nature of
among sexes: men and women, however men and women.
on how social roles, reproductive roles and Cultural feminism
economic roles are linked to Gender
there are differences in the nature of men
inequalities of: masculinity and femininity. Socialist Feminism
and women, and that female traits are
the human nature of men and women is
GENDER EQUALITY superior to male traits.
reflected in their human needs (both
Gender equality is a fundamental human
right and that right is violated by gender- physical and social) and how these needs
based discrimination. Gender disparity Conservative feminism
are met.
starts in childhood and is right now limiting Conservative feminism is based on the
the lifelong potential of children around the assumption that the nature of
world – disproportionately affecting girls.
men and women are different for biological
and religious reasons.
FEMINISM PERSPECTIVE
SYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE neuroticism (characterized by feelings of Psychological explanations of deviant
inferiority and unhappiness and by behavior come mainly form three theories:
Early psychological approaches to hypochondria, guilt, and anxiety) 1. Psychoanalytic Theory
deviance emphasized the biological and 2. Cognitive Learning Theory
psychodynamic roots of deviance. 3. Learning Theory
A great deal of research tried to predict criminality can be viewed as a product od
criminality on the basis of the personality forces other than biological factors or Psychoanalytic Theory
traits. parental socialization practices. However,
• States that all humans have natural
while the absence of a stable and the
presence of negative socializing agents drives and urges that are repressed in
Research by German-born British
psychologist Hans Eysenck proposed may play a role, those aspects of the unconscious.
that criminality resulted from high levels socialization may in turn be affected by
• All humans have criminal tendencies.
of psychoticism (characterized by other factors, such as poverty within the
home and in the wider community. These tendencies are curbed however,
antisocial, unempathetic, and impulsive
behavior), extraParly psychological through the process of socialization.
approaches to deviance emphasized the PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE • EX. A child that is improperly socialized,
biological and psychodynamic roots of claims that
1. the individual is the primary unit of then, could develop a personality
deviance.
analysis. This means that disturbance that causes him or her to
A great deal of research tried to predict
psychologists believe that individual direct antisocial impulses either inward
criminality on the basis of the personality
human beings are solely responsible
traits. or outward. Those who direct them
for their criminal or deviant acts.
2. An individual’s personality is the inward become neurotic while those that
Research by German-born British
major motivational element that direct them outward become criminal.
psychologist Hans Eysenck proposed that
drives behavior within individuals.
criminality resulted from high levels of
3. Criminals and deviants are seen as
suffering from personality Cognitive Learning Theory
psychoticism (characterized by antisocial,
deficiencies, which means that • According to the cognitive development
unempathetic, and impulsive behavior),
crimes result from abnormal,
theory, criminal and deviant behavior
extraversion (sociable, easygoing, dysfunctional, or inappropriate
mental processes within the results from the way in which individuals
optimistic and enjoying of excitement), and
personality of the individual. organize their thoughts around morality
and the law.
Learning Theory Third Stage: Post Conventional Stage
• Learning Theory is based on the Post-conventional level, is reached during
early adulthood at which point individuals
principles of behavioral psychology,
are able to go beyond social conventions.
which hypothesizes that a person’s That is, they value the laws of the social
behavioral is learned and maintained by system.