Attitudes and beliefs about domestic violence: results of a public opinion survey: I. definitions of domestic violence, criminal domestic violence, and prevalence.  

Oleh:

Carlson, Bonnie E. ; Worden, Alissa Pollitz

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Interpersonal Violence vol. 20 no. 10 (Oct. 2005), page 1197.
Topik: Domestic Violence; Public Opinion; Intimate Partner Violence; Attitudes; Beliefs
Fulltext: 1197.pdf (130.2KB)

Isi artikel

This study reports analyses and findings from a public opinion survey designed to explore beliefs about domestic violence (DV)—what it is, when it is against the law, and how prevalent it is. The project interviewed 1,200 residents from six New York communities. The analyses reveal substantial firsthand and secondhand experience with DV and strong consensus that acts of physical aggression should be labeled as DV, but substantially less certainty about the illegality of the abusive behaviors. Overall, the respondents were less inclined to define women’s aggressive behavior in pejorative or unlawful terms than men’s. Respondents believed thatDV was common in their communities, and that it affected a significant minority of couples.Multivariate analyses provide little support for conventional wisdom about the impact of socioeconomic background on tolerance for or knowledge about DV, although gender, generation, and secondhand familiarity withDV incidents play a role in opinions and beliefs.

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