Women's Emanicipation and the Ownership of Firearms

Women's Emanicipation and the Ownership of Firearms

Tests an emancipation model of women's firearm ownership using data on 698 cases from the 1989-1991 General Social Survey. Analysis reveals that emancipation is related to the ownership of firearms among married but not unmarried women. It is suggested that this reflects the power of culture to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Women & criminal justice 1996-01, Vol.7 (2), p.69-87
Hauptverfasser: Thompson, Carol Y, Young, Robert L, Creasey, Wendy L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Females
Feminism
Feminist Theory
Firearms
Womens Rights
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Zusammenfassung:Tests an emancipation model of women's firearm ownership using data on 698 cases from the 1989-1991 General Social Survey. Analysis reveals that emancipation is related to the ownership of firearms among married but not unmarried women. It is suggested that this reflects the power of culture to shape the strategies through which attitudes are put into action. 3 Tables, 1 Appendix, 43 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0897-4454