Effects of diverse forms of family structure on female and male homicide

被引:45
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作者
Schwartz, Jennifer [1 ]
机构
[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Sociol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
关键词
crime and delinquency; family structure; gender; measurement; social context; violence;
D O I
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00329.x
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Utilizing 2000 data on 1,618 counties and seemingly unrelated regression, I assess whether family structure effects on homicide vary across family structure measures and gender. There is evidence of robust, multidimensional family structure effects across constructs reflecting the presence of two-parent families: mother/father absence, shortages of employed men, and nonmarital/teen childbearing. Findings indicate mainly gender similarity in family structural sources of homicide, but subtle gender differences include stronger effects on male homicide patterns and female-specific mediating effects of the care burden on homicide. Further exploration of diverse family constructs is warranted, but, methodologically, father absence is adequate as a control for family structure. Public policies and social programs aimed at strengthening families could lessen violence among both women and men.
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页码:1291 / 1312
页数:22
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