A Reexamination of the Effects of Race and Social Class on the Incidence of Marital Violence: A Search for Reliable Differences

Lockhart, Lettie L.

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“…The finding that a significantly elevated risk of physical abuse among African-American women is substantially diminished when income and education are controlled for is consistent with Lockhart (31) who suggested that race may be confounded by omitted variables such as income and education in such studies. While there is still a 30% elevation in risk, the effect is only significant at the p=.09 level.…”

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“…30 Higher rates of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have also been documented in battered women in shelters than in other women. 23,31 In a study of women Desert Storm veterans, combat related PTSD was significantly higher for those veterans with a history of sexual and physical abuse than veterans who reported no history of abuse after adjusting for socio-demographics, pre-combat psychiatric history, and level of combat exposure.…”

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Identification of Abuse and Health Consequences for Military and Civilian Women

Campbell¹

2001

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Identification of Abuse and Health Consequences for Military and Civilian Women

Campbell¹

2001

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“…For instance, domestic violence is more frequent among minorities (Lockhart 1987) and individuals with an inadequate education and/or who are unemployed (Campbell et al 2003;Gelles 1993). Minorities, such as African Americans and Hispanics, show a higher percentage of cases of family violence, especially husband-to-wife violence (Lockhart 1987).…”

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“…Minorities, such as African Americans and Hispanics, show a higher percentage of cases of family violence, especially husband-to-wife violence (Lockhart 1987). However, the relationship between racial grouping and family violence should be understood in terms of the strong link between the minorities' neighborhoods and the law enforcement, as well as social service, agencies.…”

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The Impact of Family Environment-Related Factors on Violence Against Adults in the Family

Kang

2012

J Fam Viol

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Much of the work on family violence, adult-onadult violence, relies heavily on the characteristics of potential victims and offenders to explain the causes of violence. Family environment-related factors which can be represented by family organization, resources and stability have received relatively little attention. Those who live in a small family (or alone) may have a lower level of interaction with family members and a much lower risk of physical abuse compared to those living in larger family units. Also, the social organization or functionality of a family, which can be assumed from its structure and the relationships among its members, is likely to be related to the onset of violence. For those living in stable and wealthy families, violence may occur less often as a result of a reduced chance of conflict or family struggle. Findings of the current study show that the family environment differentiates the chances of victimization by family members.The term 'family violence' is used to cover differing aspects as spouse violence, parental abuse and child abuse. There are also different conceptions of 'the family' and 'violence' and as a result, there is scholarly consensus that 'family violence' cannot be explained by a single factor (Despite agreement on the need for a multi-disciplinary explanation however, the literature, especially on family violence, adult-on-adult violence, does not incorporate a comprehensive range of potential risk factors. The impact of the sociodemographic features of potential offenders and victims has been widely discussed. However, the role of environmentrelated factors has not been considered in family violence studies except studies on child abuse and juvenile delinquency (Eriksen and

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“…However, when stratified by social class, Black women had a higher rate than did White women only among the middle class (46% vs. 27%, respectively). Among the upper class, the prevalence of IPV among White women was 40% higher than for Black women (30% vs. 18%, respectively), and among the lower class group, the prevalence for White women was 15% higher than for Black women (52% vs. 44%, respectively; Lockhart, 1987).…”

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Black Women's Health

Waltermaurer

Watson

McNutt

2006

Violence Against Women

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This study provides preliminary evidence of the relationship between perceived racial discrimination and intimate partner violence (IPV) and how these exposures interact to affect the mental and physical health of Black women. The exposures of lifetime perceived racial discrimination and IPV were found to be highly associated. Furthermore, women who reported both exposures showed a notably higher prevalence of anxiety and nonspecific physical health symptoms compared with women who reported either or neither exposure. To appropriately respond to the health needs of Black women, it is essential that women's many stressors be considered simultaneously.

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A Reexamination of the Effects of Race and Social Class on the Incidence of Marital Violence: A Search for Reliable Differences

Cited by 96 publications

References 15 publications

Identification of Abuse and Health Consequences for Military and Civilian Women

Identification of Abuse and Health Consequences for Military and Civilian Women

The Impact of Family Environment-Related Factors on Violence Against Adults in the Family

Black Women's Health

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