Women and crime

Buenos Aires, 1757-97

Bibliographic Data

ID3303435
AuthorsSusan Migden Socolow (corresponding author)
Year1980
Volume12
Issue1
Pages39-54
Publication date1980-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00017557
OpenAlexW2128433760
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited6

Crime reflects social values, for it indicates what is viewed as abnormal or deviant behavior (and conversely what is acceptable behavior), and the degree to which that behavior is abhorrent to society in general. In addition to reflecting general values, crime as it involves one racial, sexual or social group can shed light on the attitude of the ruling elite toward a specific group, and the social position of that group within a larger context. Lastly, crime reflects class and power relations by allowing us to study the relationship of the criminal to the victim and their relationship to the legal mechanism. The study of crime as a valid field for historical research has been well explored by European historians but, within the field of Latin American history, it is relatively new.1It is, nevertheless, an area deserving of study in our attempt to understand more fully colonial Spanish society

Context (archaeology · Criminology · Elite · Field (mathematics · Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies in Latin America · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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