@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of gender and victim response to violence in popular movies",
journal="Health care for women international",
year="1991",
author="Firman, D. M.",
volume="12",
number="4",
pages="457-464",
abstract="The overwhelming statistics of crime against women affect their perceptions and quality of life. The media have a significant effect on both perceptions and behavior. The manner, therefore, in which fictional victims are portrayed could affect perceptions of control in real-life women fearing victimization and in their potential assailants. Popular crime-drama movies and the difference between male and female behaviors were examined in this pilot study. A total of 65 responses were evaluated from a random sample of film videos. Active attempts to gain control were exhibited by 81% of the male responses, whereas only 17% of the women did so, chi 2 (1, N = 65) = 28.99, p less than .001. The relationship of results and myths concerning women as victims is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9332",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}