Gender attitudes and violence against women /
York seeks to answer the question of the extent to which traditional beliefs about gender or gender roles are associated with increased levels of sexual assault and/or domestic violence. She also investigates the extent to which social capital serves as a protective factor with respect to the safety...
| Основен автор: | York, Melinda R., 1980- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub.,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=520576 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Gender attitudes and violence against women. |
| Резюме: |
York seeks to answer the question of the extent to which traditional beliefs about gender or gender roles are associated with increased levels of sexual assault and/or domestic violence. She also investigates the extent to which social capital serves as a protective factor with respect to the safety of women. The prevalence of traditional gender attitudes predicted rates of violence against women, specifically sexual assault and domestic violence, while social capital serves as a mitigating factor. In counties with less social capital and more traditional gender attitudes, there were substanti. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 157 pages :) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-153) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1593326785 9781593326784 |