Power Over Gender Roles

Study on gender role stereotypes has shown that there are several negative effects of stereotyping. The study on how gender role stereotyping effects children is not as prevalent because most believe that it doesn’t matter, since children are just forming their stereotype so children do not care. However, some psychologists have done some research on it, and from their research found out that children used a mixture of moral and social conventional reasoning

At any given time, a single corrections officer, can expect to be outnumbered by upwards of 400 inmates (Conover, 2011). It can be chilling to work in the midst of hundreds of inmates, some of which initiate attacks and inappropriate relationships. However, other issues have impacted the psychological health and physical safety of the staff. Detrimental factors have included heavy workloads, the prisons physical structure, and a lack of support from both peers and superiors. Each workplace issue has been in addition to role problems, specifically role ambiguity and role conflict (Schaufeli & Peeters, 2011). It is believed that anyone of these undesirable facets of prison should be enough to deter the public from attempting to enter such

Finally, it long has been recognized that the placement of male officers in a female prison is often the petri dish for growing corruption (Brasswell, McCarthy, & McCarthy, 2008). As exhibited in the Maryland incident, though, it is certainly not limited to male guards. It is, in fact, an occurrence that occurs in virtually all opposite-sex cultures. Aside from the natural attraction that occurs between individuals, there is also the possibility,

Society today places many ideals when it comes to proper behaviours regarding gender roles. These are considered societal norms that are widely debated and controversial. Society has created a norm, which encompasses specific expectations and rules that change the daily lives of men and women, giving them specific tasks and behaviours to abide by. These standards are known as gender roles, which are defined as distinguishing actions, thoughts, and feelings of males and females. Gender roles are said to be a result of nature, which is a natural process, every male or female is to follow. On the other hand it can be a result of nurture, which changes ones way of thinking and adapting their lifestyle to fit their environment. Either way gender roles are a part of someone’s life from the moment of their birth, as they develop, and long after that, this proves that gender roles are influential to a person’s life and development. This essay examines how media such as music, family life, and different parenting styles encompass gender roles and teaches behaviours regarding them. Therefore, gender roles define males and females are a result of nurture and not nature.

Many of today’s prisons employee a large number of female corrections officers. Unfortunately there still remains a stigma when it comes to women working in close quarters of male inmates. Upon first consideration the problem that comes to mind is that female corrections officer lacks the ability to handle or control unruly male prisoners. As this proves true in a recent situation in were a female corrections officer was brutally beaten by inmates. Officer Benavidez of the Arizona State Prison Complex was brutally attacked by two prisoners. Investigating Officials believe Officer Benavidez was targeted in retaliation by inmates due to a tip she provided, leading to the discovery of a hit list and drugs. The report claims she was quickly over

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian, social theorist, philologist and literary critic whose work had a tremendous impact on several disciplines. He was not a sociologist by training, but he worked diligently on sociological issues and otherwise had significant influence on the work of other sociologists. One of his most famous works is the The History of Sexuality, in which he examines the emergence of "sexuality" as a discursive object and separate sphere of life. According to Foucault, the idea that everyone has a sexuality is relatively a recent development in the West. In Volume 1, Foucault discusses the relationship between sex and power in a historical context. He states that the ways in which humans think about sexuality is primarily shaped by the "repressive hypothesis," which claims that Western society had suppressed sexuality from the 17th to the mid-20th century, and this was due to the rise of capitalism and the bourgeois society. There are several key concepts in this book that will be discussed in this paper include repressive hypothesis, sexuality, power, and discourse. This paper will seek to show the ways in which sexuality is a discursive object, and how sexuality was linked to power throughout history.

Homosexuality is prevalent in female institutions, largely because a high percentage of women have been abused and misused by men for most of their lives, and they already have turned to other females for their emotional needs. 1 in 4 women in prison has been sexually assaulted, most likely by male staff. Sexual Assault in a women’s prison isn’t primarily about dominance as it is in a male prison.

Crime is an ongoing problem that has been evolving for many years. From incarceration to working in correctional facilities, women obtain unique characteristics in corrections. This paper gives an account of the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of the past accounts of women in corrections. The good addresses the struggles and obstacles women have overcome to gain equal access in corrections. The bad involves the harassment and negative aspects women were subjected to endure in a correctional setting, and negative situations from male offender and coworkers. The ugly gives a description of the sexual abuse and involvement between female correctional officers and male offenders in custody. This research paper will provide insight to

The male officers took advantage of the female inmates (Weinstein, “Men’s Hands Off Women”) while the Baltimore Detention Center incident appears to be somewhat of a mutual occurrence. However, this further shows that the rules should not differ between the sexes. Even more so, it shows that there issues that can be avoided. Either, there should be stricter supervision for all, or remove all opposite-sex situations with correction officers and

This research paper consists of brief history of how female correctional officers came to be in the system and the court cases that hindered and helped their process. It also consists of the stereotypes and struggles the officers are faced with in this line of work; such as weaknesses and home life association. Sexual harassment and discrimination is a problematic topic that is unavoidable. Statistics will also be mentioned and explained throughout the paper. Being a female correctional officer is extremely difficult and is not encouraged, but it is possible.

In the criminal justice system, correctional officer dealt with day-to-day basis with criminals. When an inmate is sentenced to prison, the correctional officer is the enforcer of punishment in the criminal justice system. For example, they have the right to file paperwork, if the inmates continued to caused havoc or refused to obey laws inside the prison. The fear and risk of victimization within the correctional department is important because it creates a different attitude among workers in a hostile environment. Different genders play a huge factor on determining the attitudes relative to their level of fear among inmates and officers. Researchers determined that females’ officers are more likely than male officers to demonstrate a higher

A Corrections Officer has many duties to consider as they manage the activities of inmates. They are charged with the responsibilities of conducting head counts, monitoring recreational activities, and supervising their work assignments while maintaining a safe environment ensuring the welfare of those who are incarcerated in the correctional facility and employed there, as well as protect the safety of the public communities. They are investigators trained to search for illegal or prohibited goods smuggled into the institution, respond to riots, transport inmates and write reports. Although the job of an officer is challenging still the manner in which they ought to interact with the inmates should exemplify a standard of discipline that displays ethical professionalism, and respect at all times.

But for the 199,000 women in U.S. prisons and jails, and the 950,000 on probation and parole, that's simply not the case.” (Clark, 2009) Now even though there women in prison are not subjected to as much violence and gang activity as men are they do face some disadvantages. With the number of female inmates increasing so is the cases of sexual misconduct against male correctional officers. It is not something that happens at every female prison but it is alarming to know how much this type of activity does indeed take place. This type of misconduct creates major problems for the prison as well as all that are involved. “Sexual misconduct includes many behaviors such as assault, abuse, harassment and contact of a sexual nature.” (Clear, Reisig & Cole,

Creating a friendly non-hostile work environment will create a more effective team, and teamwork is critical to law enforcement. Installing policies to minimize the risk of harassment is essential for that. And getting rid of the stigmas that females can’t be as physical as a male is the first step to integrating

Gender roles can have the ability to dictate one person’s power over another. When sexuality is explored, a person is either left satisfied or unsatisfied with the outcome. In Aimee Bender’s two short stories “Appleless” and “On a Saturday Afternoon”, gender roles are misused and even reversed. Typically men have control over sexualized situations, but the opposite is true in “On a Saturday Afternoon”, making this one of the main differences between the two experiences. These stories can be compared by looking at two women and the differences in their actions, behaviors, and experiences. Decisions are made in order to distinguish power between people. Concerning gender roles in these stories, the power of women challenges the power over women in two different ways. These choices that are made show the differences, effects, and inequalities of gender within similar eras of time. In “Appleless” and “On a Saturday Afternoon”, Aimee Bender utilizes parables to explore power and control within gender where the main gender role is both illustrated using a woman that is being overpowered and a woman that is overpowering and by illuminating the destructive outcomes when dominance is used negatively.