@article{ref1,
title="Why do women take self-defense classes?",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2010",
author="Hollander, Jocelyn A.",
volume="16",
number="4",
pages="459-478",
abstract="Given the positive benefits of self-defense training for women, it is important to understand how women come to enroll in self-defense classes. Using data from a longitudinal study of university women, I explore the reasons women give for taking a self-defense class. I find that friends' recommendations, visions of the &quot;possible selves&quot; they could become, and fear of violence were the most frequently reported reasons; having experienced a past assault was rarely cited as a reason for enrolling. In addition, many women who had never enrolled in a self-defense class reported having considered doing so. I explore barriers to learning self-defense and find that logistical issues such as time, money, and availability of classes were the most frequently reported reasons for not enrolling.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801210364029",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801210364029"
}