are both considered social problems in American society. The present study attempted to test for causal eflects among these and several other variables rhrough the use of a nonrecursive simultaneous equation model to analyze data for 1.818 men. The results indicated that handgun ownership had the eflect of reducing the fear of crime while fear had no statistically signficant eflect on handgun ownership. These variables, in turn, were influenced by religious membership. region, income, size of place of residence. political orientation, and age. The Jndings do not support claims that the fear of crime motivates increased handgun ownership but do confirm arguments that in the contemporary United States. handgun ownership provides some men with a sense of personal security.
This study analyzes homicide rates for 141 cities for which data on homicide, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), cost of living, household status, and other social and economic variables were available. Cost-of-living-adjusted AFDC payment per recipient person was found to have an independent, direct negative impact on homicide rates and a separate indirect negative relationship to homicide rates through its association with household status. The results provided support for both strain theory and Sampson and Wilson's social disorganization-strain perspective.
This study analyzed burglary rates for 141 cities for which data on burglary, AFDC, cost of living, unemployment, household status, and other social and economic variables were available. Cost-of-living-adjusted AFDC payment per recipient person was found to have a direct negative impact on burglary and a separate indirect negative relationship to burglary through its association with household status. The results provided support for strain and control theories and Sampson and Wilson's (1995) social disorganization-strain perspective.
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