Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651324
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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Rethinking Social Reactions to Crime: Personal and Altruistic Fear in Family Households.
Warr, Mark; Ellison, Christopher G.
American Journal of Sociology, v106 n3 p551-78 Nov 2000
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)
Descriptors: Child Safety, Crime, Emotional Response, Family (Sociological Unit), Fear, Higher Education, Interviews, Safety, Social Distribution, Spouses, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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