Fear of victimization and victimization rates among women: A paradox?

Young, Vernetta D.

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“…This absence is odd because one of the most consistent findings in the research on personal fear of crime is the greater level of fear reported by women as compared with men (Ferraro, 1995(Ferraro, , 1996Fisher and Sloan, 2003;LaGrange and Ferraro, 1989;Skogan and Maxfield, 1981;Stafford and Galle, 1984;Warr, 1984;Young, 1992). In fact, because of their greater fear of crime and the heightened risk of sexual assault, many studies focus specifically on trying to better understand women's fear of crime (Madriz, 1997;Wesely and Gaarder, 2004).…”

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confidence: 87%

Altruistic and Vicarious Fear of Crime: Fear for Others and Gendered Social Roles

Snedker

2006

Sociol Forum

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Fear for others as distinct from personal fear is an understudied phenomenon. Relying on qualitative data, this paper explores gender differences in fear for others and identifies differences linked to social roles. For men, a paternal protector role characterized fears expressed mostly for their wives. For women, a maternal caretaker role characterized fears expressed for their children, elderly parents, and siblings. This paper offers a new way to conceptualize fear for others based on making distinctions between the object of fear and active or nonactive responses: kinship-based altruistic fear, kinship-based vicarious fear, general altruistic fear, and general vicarious fear.

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Altruistic and Vicarious Fear of Crime: Fear for Others and Gendered Social Roles

Snedker

2006

Sociol Forum

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“…In the case of rape, this generated a large body of empirical research designed to uncover the various reasons women failed to report rapes. These studies addressed both the characteristics of the women themselves (e.g., self-blame, fear of reprisal, perception that nothing could be done about it) and the characteristics of the rape (e.g., no injuries, prior associations with the offender) (Kruttschnitt, 1994;Young, 1992).…”

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Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Kruttschnitt

1996

J Quant Criminol

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Researchers concur on the importance of gender to the study of crime but not on the particular methodological strategy that should be used when studying the gender-crime relationship. This paper examines the actual and potential contributions of quantitative methods for unpacking the gender-crime relationship. Three bodies of literature pertaining to the gender-crime relationship are examined: (i) offending, (ii) victimization, and (iii) criminal justice processing. The findings from this review indicate that while much knowledge about the gender-crime relationship has been uncovered with quantitative data, a commensurate amount of theoretical knowledge does not exist. The author concludes with substantive and methodological suggestions for furthering our understanding of the gendercrime relationship.

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“…To be afraid of crime is to be feminine (Madriz 1997;Stanko 1989). This fear may be affected by a number of socially constructed perceptions of danger -one common explanation for gender differences in fear of crime is that women's fear of crime is enhanced by the thought that any form of personal victimization could escalate into a sexual assault (Ferraro 1996;Karakus, McGarrell 2013; Pryor and Hughes 2013;Young 1992) -but at the core of such fear are patriarchal power structures (Madriz 1997;Stanko 1989Stanko , 1995.…”

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“…Research has indicated women may refrain from consuming alcohol at social gatherings, flirting with men, socially interacting with men, and even going out at night owing to concerns about personal safety (Hickman and Muehlenhard 1997;McKibbin et al 2011;May, Rader and Goodrum 2010;Ngo and Paternoster 2013;Warr 1985;Young 1992). While most studies which suggested fear constricts women's autonomy were conducted in the western hemisphere, Sur's (2014: 224) qualitative research conducted in Kolkata, India also indicated that fear of crime had an astringent impact 'on women's everyday lives as women engage in self-regulation and self-policing while negotiating risks of harm in public'.…”

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confidence: 99%

Fear of Crime in South Korea

Brown

2016

Int J for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy

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This study provides analyses of data on crime-associated trepidation obtained from surveys administered to college students in South Korea. The survey contained questions about, and the analyses distinguished between, offense-specific fears (fear of burglary and fear of home invasion), perceived risk of victimization (day and night), and crime avoidance behaviors (avoidance of nocturnal activity and avoidance of particular areas). Regression analyses of the data show that victimization was not consistently associated with crime-associated trepidation, while gender significantly impacted all measures of concern about crime. Women were more likely than men to report being fearful, perceiving risk, and crime avoidance behaviors. Building upon prior scholarship (for example, Madriz 1997; Stanko 1989) and considering the social context in which the data were gathered, it is herein suggested that the gendered variation in crime-associated anxiety may reflect patriarchal power relations. The methodological and policy implications of the study are also discussed. KeywordsCrime; fear; gender; perceived threat; victimization; South Korea. Please cite this article as:

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Fear of victimization and victimization rates among women: A paradox?

Cited by 40 publications

References 26 publications

Altruistic and Vicarious Fear of Crime: Fear for Others and Gendered Social Roles

Altruistic and Vicarious Fear of Crime: Fear for Others and Gendered Social Roles

Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Fear of Crime in South Korea

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