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From Client to Pimp: Male Violence against Female Sex Workers
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Karandikar, Sharvari; Prospero, Moises – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The present study explores intimate partner violence (IPV) among female sex workers from the red-light area based in Mumbai, India. Using a grounded theory approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with ten sex workers to explore their experiences of IPV in the context of commercial sex work. Narratives were analyzed and themes constructed. A…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Foreign Countries, Males, Disease Control
"Do You Want Somebody Treating Your Sister Like That?": Qualitative Exploration of How African American Families Discuss and Promote Healthy Teen Dating Relationships
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Akers, Aletha Y.; Yonas, Michael; Burke, Jessica; Chang, Judy C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The article discusses a study conducted between December 2007 and March 2008 that involved 19 gender-stratified focus groups with African American parents and adolescents from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to explore the process and content of parent-adolescent communication about sex. Discussions about intimate partner violence (IPV) and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Role Models, Sexual Abuse, Mothers
The Relationship between Life Satisfaction, Risk-Taking Behaviors, and Youth Violence
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MacDonald, John M.; Piquero, Alex R.; Valois, Robert F.; Zullig, Keith J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
This study builds on existing criminological theories and examines the role of life satisfaction and self-control in explaining youth violence. Using data from a stratified cluster sample of 5,414 public high school students who responded to the South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the study examines the relationship between adolescents'…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Violence, Student Surveys, Crime Prevention
Wife Beating in South Africa: An Imbalance Theory of Resources and Power
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Choi, Susanne Y. P.; Ting, Kwok-Fai – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
This article develops an imbalance theory to explain physical violence against women in intimate relationships in South Africa. The theory proposes four typologies: dependence, compensation, submission, and transgression, through which imbalances in resource contribution and power distribution between spouses are hypothesized to contribute to…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Intimacy, Foreign Countries
Rape Perception and the Function of Ambivalent Sexism and Gender-Role Traditionality
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Yamawaki, Niwako – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This study explores the roles of benevolent sexism (BS), hostile sexism (HS), and gender-role traditionality (GRT) in minimizing rape, blaming the victim, and excusing the rapist. As predicted, hostile sexists minimize the seriousness of the rape in both stranger and date-rape scenarios. In the victim-blame scale, both BS and GRT significantly…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Victims of Crime, Rape, Sex Role
Palestinian Physicians' Misconceptions about and Approval of Wife Abuse
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Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The article presents the results of a study that examined Palestinian physicians' misconceptions about abused wives and abusive husbands and the extent to which Palestinian physicians approve of wife abuse. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by 396 physicians. The results revealed that between 10% and 49% of the Palestinian physicians…
Descriptors: Spouses, Family Violence, Physicians, Misconceptions
Beliefs of Sri Lankan Medical Students about Wife Beating
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Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; de Zoysa, Piyanjali – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
The article presents the results of a study on beliefs about wife beating conducted among 476 Sri Lankan medical students. Participants fill out a self-administered questionnaire, which examines six beliefs about wife beating. Most students tend to justify wife beating, to believe women benefit from wife beating, and to believe the wife bears more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Violence, Beliefs, Medical Students