Woman and Child or Childish Woman? A Criminological Analysis of the Movie Woman and Child

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1 Assistant Professor in Criminal Law and Criminology at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Mashhad, Iran.

2 MA Student in Criminal Law and Criminology. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Critical criminology, as a new approach in criminology, analyzes the relationship between unequal social structures and criminal behavior. . Gender-based approaches in critical criminology, by exposing male hegemony in the structure of the norm-setting system, emphasize that in patriarchal societies, women are considered as other and their second-class status is considered natural. This research seeks to evaluate the film "Woman and Child" based on gender-based criminology theories and using the qualitative content analysis method. . The aim of the research is to examine how the film "Woman and Child" represents relationships, roles, institutionalization of gender inequality, and the experience of crime and victimization in the context of gender stereotypes. The research findings show that based on the social construction of gender, crime and victimization are the product of gender expectations and inequalities. Women, as a marginalized group, are victims of unequal structures of power, laws, and discriminatory, anthropocentric justice. In this context, women's resistance to dominant patriarchal culture and norms may manifest itself in the form of resistance crimes. In this film, gender-based differential controls justify the high rate of crime committed by men and show that many male deviances are considered permissible within the framework of male gender roles.

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Criminal Law Research

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Available Online from 01 June 2026

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