Class in the Household: A Power-Control Theory of Gender and Delinquency

Physical punishment and childhood aggression: the role of gender and gene–environment interplay

“…Given the evidence of a ''gendered'' G Â E, the results presented here may call into question prior social scientific explanations posited to explain the origin of gender differences in antisocial behavior. Specifically, scholars have suggested that females exhibit lower levels of antisocial and offending behaviors as compared with males in part, because of stereotypical gender roles and socialization effects [e.g., Adler, 1975;Chesney-Lind and Pasko, 2004;Hagan et al, 1987Hagan et al, , 1979Simon, 1975]. In contrast, our findings provide evidence that females may be less likely to develop antisocial behavior for a host of reasons, some of which are environmental and some of which are genetic [Vaske et al, 2011].…”

Delinquency, substance abuse, and risk taking in middle‐class adolescents

“…Hagan, Gillis, and Simpson (1987; related risk taking and gender differences in participation in delinquent conduct to both the position of power of parents in the workplace (i.e., employers or employees) and the relative power of mothers and fathers to each other. Hagan and colleagues assume that parental authority at work is correlated with dominance in the household.…”

Social Representations of Cancer in the Perception of Students Who Attend Brazilian Public Schools

“…This statistically significant difference can be partly attributed to the greater prevalence of girls at home compared to boys. The female students interact more with their parents or relatives, who exert broad influence and socialize and supervise children in different ways [19]. This coexistence, which is enriched with information and direct or indirect experiences in relation to cancer and other related issues, can reduce the chaotic vision of the disease.…”