Pregnancy Criminalization, Reproductive Asymmetry, and Race: An Experimental Study

Autor:	Christin L. Munsch, Cynthia R. Daniels
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Child abuse Pregnancy 030505 public health 05 social sciences Fetal health Criminology medicine.disease Scientific evidence Gender Studies 03 medical and health sciences Race (biology) Criminalization Homicide 050501 criminology medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology Law 0505 law
Zdroj:	Feminist Criminology. 13:560-582
ISSN:	1557-086X 1557-0851
Popis:	Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, pregnancy criminalization cases are based on assumptions of reproductive asymmetry—the belief that women are exclusively responsible for fetal health. In this article, we test the impact of disrupting this assumption. In Study 1, when asked to read a case involving charges of chemical endangerment, participants exposed to testimony about the effects of paternal drug use on pregnancy outcomes viewed both Black and White defendants as less culpable than participants in the control group. In Study 2, a homicide case, information about male-mediated harm reduced perceptions of culpability for White, but not Black, defendants.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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