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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: York, Melinda R., 1980-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Women > Violence against.
Sex role > Psychological aspects.
Men > Attitudes.
Femmes > Violence envers.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect psychologique.
Hommes > Attitudes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Men > Attitudes
Sex role > Psychological aspects
Women > Violence against
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 157 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-153) and index.
ISBN:1593326785
9781593326784

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