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Neighborhood Norms, Disadvantage, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration
Author(s) -
Copp Jennifer E.,
Giordano Peggy C.,
Manning Wendy D.,
Longmore Monica A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sociological forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1573-7861
pISSN - 0884-8971
DOI - 10.1111/socf.12516
Subject(s) - deviance (statistics) , normative , disadvantage , multilevel model , domestic violence , social psychology , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , poison control , criminology , sociology , suicide prevention , political science , environmental health , law , medicine , statistics , mathematics , machine learning , computer science
Most theoretical treatments of intimate partner violence ( IPV ) focus on individual‐level processes. More recently, scholars have begun to examine the role of macrolevel factors. Results of that research indicate that social ties facilitate the diffusion of cultural norms—including tolerance of deviance/violence—across neighborhoods. Yet the influence of the neighborhood normative climate extends beyond norms regarding the use of violence, shaping cultural understanding about dating and the opposite sex. Using data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study ( TARS ), the current investigation examines the multilevel association between dating norms and IPV perpetration among a large, diverse sample of adolescents and young adults. Results indicate that individuals’ liberal dating attitudes are associated with IPV perpetration. Furthermore, this effect varies across levels of neighborhood disadvantage.