Question

The police chief in Anytown, USA, is conducting weekly seminars where the residents of his city can come and learn about crime rates, crime trends, and crime patterns in their city. Every week the seminars seem to become more popular. At the most recent seminar, 200 people attended. They had to move the seminar into the city auditorium.​ The question is asked of the police chief present of "Why do some women commit more crime than men?" The theory best at explaining why some women have biological and psychological traits similar to those of men and thus may be more likely to commit crime is referred to as the _____ hypothesis.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is masculinity hypothesis.

Explanation:

Masculinity hypothesis best fits in the situation as this theory is mainly used to describe why do some women commit more crime than men. It explains why some women have biological and psychological traits which are similar to those of men. This eventually leads to more crime rate being committed by women. In other words, the hypothesis describes the tendency of conformity to masculine gender roles.