Cultural expectations of masculinity often influence the prevalence of risk-taking and criminal behavior
Cultural criminology reveals that criminal behavior, particularly among young men, is often a performative act used to construct a masculine identity in societies that prize risk-taking.
In many subcultures, committing a crime is less about the material gain and more about the 'adrenaline' and the performance of a specific type of masculinity. Cultural criminologists argue that transgression allows individuals to escape the boredom of the 'soft city'—the safe, regulated world of modern life—and achieve a sense of agency and dominance.
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