Wilson & Daly - The Young Male Syndrome Flashcards

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What method did Wilson and Daly use?

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An analysis of data from police crime records at one point in time (snap shot)

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What was the aim of Wilson and Daly’s research?

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To examine gender and age patterns in crimes of violence

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What records did the study review?

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Homocidal crimes in Detroit in 1972

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What was analysed from the records reviewed by Wilson and Daly?

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The age and sex of perpetrators and victims

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Who was found to commit more homocides?

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Males

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What was the most common type of homocide?

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Social conflict

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What were the three main types of social conflict that resulted in homocide?

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Retaliation, Showing off and Jealousy

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How many social conflict homocides were committed by males in comparison to females?

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Males = 256
Females = 83
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Who were the most common victims of homocide?

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Young, unmarried males

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How do Wilson and Daly explain the patterns in homocide?

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They explain it as status competition

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What sort of explanation do the results collected by Wilson and Daly support?

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An evolutionary one

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What is ‘Young male syndrome’ characterised by?

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Behaviours such as risk-taking, aggression and competitiveness

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