Crime and Masculinity

Masculinity in Relation to Crime We live in a male dominated society, and it is statistically proven that there are more male criminals than female. Why is that, since society is created based on male views? Why do males find it harder to cope with the rules they make up, while females at least statistically, adapt to them easier? Does masculinity in the contemporary world burden the males with mixed views creating them to be …showed first 75 words of 1527 total…

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