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Toward a gender perspective on courts evaluation: A socio-legal study of Chinese women’s trust in courts

Zhang, Danyu LU (2023) SOLM02 20221
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
This study aimed to explore how women, as the dominated, evaluate an institution (the court) that is under the control of the dominant from a gender perspective. To fulfill the research aims and provide empirical evidence to the field, this thesis has conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the observed phenomena and understand them within the socio-legal theoretical framework of procedural justice theory, Bourdieusian mechanism, and feminist legal theory. This study has found that 1) Chinese women are not likely to hold low trust towards courts. 2) Their feminist consciousness does not contribute to their using a gender perspective in their evaluation, and their feminist consciousness does not assist them in... (More)
This study aimed to explore how women, as the dominated, evaluate an institution (the court) that is under the control of the dominant from a gender perspective. To fulfill the research aims and provide empirical evidence to the field, this thesis has conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the observed phenomena and understand them within the socio-legal theoretical framework of procedural justice theory, Bourdieusian mechanism, and feminist legal theory. This study has found that 1) Chinese women are not likely to hold low trust towards courts. 2) Their feminist consciousness does not contribute to their using a gender perspective in their evaluation, and their feminist consciousness does not assist them in evaluating courts critically with a gender perspective. 3) Chinese women’s attitudes towards courts and their way of evaluating courts reflect the existence of doxa and misrecognition. This study proposes redefining cognitive tools such as gender neutrality and conducting more discussion on gender equity in procedural and court decisions to improve women’s consciousness and weaken symbolic violence. (Less)
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author
Zhang, Danyu LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOLM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
trust in legal authorities, gender, courts, Chinese Women, doxa, misrecognition
language
English
id
9131662
date added to LUP
2023-07-04 15:43:57
date last changed
2023-07-04 15:43:57
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  abstract     = {{This study aimed to explore how women, as the dominated, evaluate an institution (the court) that is under the control of the dominant from a gender perspective. To fulfill the research aims and provide empirical evidence to the field, this thesis has conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the observed phenomena and understand them within the socio-legal theoretical framework of procedural justice theory, Bourdieusian mechanism, and feminist legal theory. This study has found that 1) Chinese women are not likely to hold low trust towards courts. 2) Their feminist consciousness does not contribute to their using a gender perspective in their evaluation, and their feminist consciousness does not assist them in evaluating courts critically with a gender perspective. 3) Chinese women’s attitudes towards courts and their way of evaluating courts reflect the existence of doxa and misrecognition. This study proposes redefining cognitive tools such as gender neutrality and conducting more discussion on gender equity in procedural and court decisions to improve women’s consciousness and weaken symbolic violence.}},
  author       = {{Zhang, Danyu}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Toward a gender perspective on courts evaluation: A socio-legal study of Chinese women’s trust in courts}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}