Rethinking Social Reactions to Crime: Personal and Altruistic Fear in Family Households

Investigates personal and altruistic fear within Texas family households using data from the 1996 Texas Poll in which 1,006 respondents were interviewed. Finds that 63% of respondents were concerned or very concerned about their personal safety, while 70% were concerned or very concerned about the s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of sociology 2000-11, Vol.106 (3), p.551-578
Hauptverfasser:	Warr, Mark, Ellison, Christopher G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altruism Child Rearing Child Safety Children & youth Crime Criminal sociology Emotional Response Families & family life Family Family (Sociological Unit) Fear Fear & phobias Fear of crime Higher Education Households Husbands Interpersonal relationships. Groups. Leadership Interviews Murders & murder attempts Personal relationships Rape Safety Sex crimes Social Distribution Social Problems Social psychology Social research Sociology Spouses Surveys Texas Victimization Victims of Crime Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Investigates personal and altruistic fear within Texas family households using data from the 1996 Texas Poll in which 1,006 respondents were interviewed. Finds that 63% of respondents were concerned or very concerned about their personal safety, while 70% were concerned or very concerned about the safety of someone in their household. (CMK)
ISSN:	0002-9602 1537-5390
DOI:	10.1086/318964