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GENDER EQUALITY AND THE SEX RATIO OF INTIMATE KILLING *
Author(s) -
GAUTHIER DEANN K.,
BANKSTON WILLIAM B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1997.tb01231.x
Subject(s) - gender equality , sex ratio , variance (accounting) , demographic economics , variation (astronomy) , psychology , social psychology , sociology , gender studies , economics , demography , population , physics , accounting , astrophysics
This study examines variance in the sex ratio of intimate killing (SROK) across U.S. cities. The research primarily focuses on the influence that varying degrees of gendered economic equality have on the SROK. Also, we examine this relationship in economic and regional/cultural contexts. The results of OLS regression analyses reveal a significant negative influence of female economic equality (as measured by the sex ratios of employment) on the SROK. In addition, we find that this influence is contingent on general economic well‐being and more traditional cultural orientations to gender roles. Overall, the findings clearly indicate that variation in the SROK is related to the structural features of communities. Theoretical implications are discussed and directions for future research suggested.