TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Normalization of violence among inner-city youth: a formulation for research
JO  - American journal of orthopsychiatry
A1  - Ng-Mak, Daisy S.
A1  - Salzinger, Suzanne
A1  - Feldman, Ruth
A1  - Stueve, A.
SP  - 92
EP  - 101
VL  - 72
IS  - 1
N2  - A causal model is formulated for the thesis that in inner-city youth exposed to high levels of violence, cognitions that normalize violence mitigate affective effects of exposure while increasing risk for violent behavior, thus perpetuating violence in the very process of adapting to it psychologically. Gender differences in the cognitive normalization of violence may explain gender differences in affective and behavioral effects of exposure. Empirical studies are needed to directly test this model.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -