the number of females detained can be contributed to a study conducted by researchers kim, park, & lee (2004) who stated, “a large proportion of incarcerated women in korea were incarcerated for intimate partner homicide” (130). this interesting finding may be contributed to the country’s patriarchal roots, which causes an imbalance of power based on gender. women in south korea are pressured to increase their societal value by any means necessary including cosmetic surgery and marrying someone that has a higher socioeconomic status. because of this, the authors of this study wanted to test the general power-control theory, which focused on the differences between females engaging in prosocial and antisocial risk-taking behavior. the criteria for prosocial risk-taking behavior from females involved career paths such as doctors and police, while antisocial risk-taking included females involved in committing crimes. these researchers hypothesized that both prosocial and antisocial risk-taking groups would have been raised in less patriarchal families and were more likely to challenge gender roles, reject patriarchal beliefs, and have a high preference for engaging in risk-taking behavior. the results of their study found that females a part of the antisocial group were more likely to be raised in less patriarchal families, while prosocial females were more likely to be raised in patriarchal families. the findings of this study suggest that antisocial females (those who commit crimes) lack a strong father figure in their household, which contributed to their rebellious behavior. the importance of having a strong but healthy power dynamic in the household holds extreme value, especially in the context of the family quality in south korea.