The Impact of Women’s Status and Gender Inequality on Female Homicide Victimization Rates: Evidence From U.S. Counties

Feminists have long argued that structural inequality between men and women influences the prevalence of female homicide victimization. In the present study, a cross-sectional analysis was performed using data on 3,083 U.S. counties in 2000 to assess the impact of women’s absolute status and gender...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Feminist criminology 2007-01, Vol.2 (1), p.57-73
Hauptverfasser:	Vieraitis, Lynne M., Britto, Sarah, Kovandzic, Tomislav V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cross-sectional studies Employment Feminism Feminist theory Gender Gender equity Gender inequality Homicide Income inequality Inequality Marxist analysis Murders & murder attempts Victimization Women
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