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York Melinda R. <1980-> |
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Gender attitudes and violence against women [[electronic resource] /] / Melinda R. York |
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El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (167 p.) |
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Collana |
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Criminal justice: recent scholarship |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Violence against |
Sex role - Psychological aspects |
Men - Attitudes |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: The Influence of Patriarchy and Traditional Gender Role Attitudes on Violence Against Women; CHAPTER 3: Social Capital and Violence Against Women; CHAPTER 4: Methodological Approach and Hypotheses; CHAPTER 5: The Dynamics Associated with Traditional Gender Attitudes and Social Capital; CHAPTER 6: Research Implications; APPENDIX A: Results of the Feasibility; APPENDIX B: Country Demographics; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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