TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - The Normative Protection of Women from Violence
JO  - Sociological forum
A1  - Felson, Richard B.
SP  - 91
EP  - 116
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
N2  - The literature on the relationship between violence against women and a norm protecting women (NPW) is reviewed. I suggest that the effects of the NPW are suppressed because violence against women tends to occur in intimate relations and such disputes tend to be kept private. The offsetting effects of NPW and intimacy (or relational distance) are demonstrated in a study of 384 self-reported violent disputes. In support of an NPW effect, I find that disputes are more likely to be reported to the police if an attack on a woman is witnessed by third parties. This gender effect is offset by the fact that disputes between intimates tend to be concealed from the police and from witnesses.<p /> 
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SN  - 0884-8971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -