Strain, status or stereotype? The nexus of economic distress and family violence
by Stone, Rebecca Jane Grainger, M.S., MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, 2009, 63 pages; 1478857

Abstract:

The current study is an attempt to reproduce and extend upon prior research by Fox, Benson, DeMaris and Wyk (2002) examining the impact of economic distress on the odds of intimate partner violence. While there are many theoretical approaches to this topic, some in direct contradiction to each other, the results of the logistic regression analysis support an integrated theory of strain, informal social control, and gendered power-control theories. The results are relevant in light of the 2008-9 economic crisis and what might be expected as the nation experiences massive rates of home foreclosure and high unemployment rates. Finally, there is discussion of the difficulties of reproducing social science from the information published in scholarly journals and suggestions for future publications, given the importance of regularity of findings when making informed policy decisions.

 
AdviserChristopher D. Maxwell
SchoolMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 48-04, p. , Mar 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsCriminology
Publication Number1478857
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