Women's Status and Risk of Homicide Victimization: An Analysis With Data Disaggregated by Victim-Offender Relationship

Several feminist theories predict that women's socioeconomic status, both absolute status and their status relative to men, influences the prevalence of violence against women, with some suggesting a positive correlation and others a negative one. Although each theory provides insight into the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Homicide studies 2008-05, Vol.12 (2), p.163-176
Hauptverfasser:	Vieraitis, Lynne M., Kovandzic, Tomislav V., Britto, Sarah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Censuses Crime Domestic violence Employment Feminism Feminist theory Gender inequality Homicide Income inequality Murders & murder attempts Socioeconomic status Victimization Violence against women Women
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