How far do sociologists agree that men commit more crime?

Messerschmidt argues that men commit more crime due to their crisis in masculinity. He argues that there are two types of masculinity, hegemonic and subordinate. Hegemonic is the dominant form of masculinity in society as it is viewed as superior and, therefore, is sought after by most men in society. Subordinate masculinity is viewed as for the men in society who have no desire to adopt the hegemonic form, e.g. gay men. Due to women becoming focused on gaining careers men now feel that their position as the breadwinners is under threat and has undermined their masculinity as a result. Therefore, in order to try to maintain their masculinity men now seek status through crime. Messerschmidt points out that this is usually the white working class as they feel their traditional form of masculinity has been undermined. However, this has been heavily criticised as the proportion of working class men that commit crime compared to those who do not is extremely small. Therefore, it could be argued that Messerschmidt has over exaggerated his findings in order to suggest there is a mass 'crisis in masculinity.'