Gender attitudes and violence against women / Melinda R. York.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

York, Melinda R., 1980-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice: recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Violence against.

Women.

Sex role--Psychological aspects.

Sex role.

Men--Attitudes.

Men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326784

1593326785

OCLC:

818818862