Citation

Hendree PK, Nicks SD. Percept. Mot. Skills 2000; 90(2): 485-488.

Affiliation

Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10833744

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between criminal behavior and perceived sex of the perpetrator. Participants (26 men and 44 women) reviewed scenarios depicting an armed robbery and a child's murder. 98% of the respondents attributed the armed robbery to a man, whereas an equal number attributed the child's murder to both a man and a woman. The respondents also ascribed the man's behavior to internal characteristics, whereas the woman's criminal behavior was attributed to external situations or to mental illness. These findings are in accord with current sex stereotypes.

Language: en