Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Attitudes and beliefs about domestic violence: results of a public opinion survey – definitions of domestic violence, criminal domestic violence, and prevalence
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Worden, Alissa Pollitz Carlson, Bonnie E
Keywords:	Community attitudes;Community education;Prevention
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	20 (10), October 2005
Notes:	This article presents the findings from a US public opinion survey to explore beliefs about domestic violence – what it is, when it is unlawful, and its prevalence. It interviewed 1,200 residents from six New York State communities. There are substantial firsthand and secondhand experiences with domestic violence and strong consensus that acts of physical aggression should be called domestic violence, but less certainty about the illegality of abusive behaviours. Multivariate analyses did not support conventional wisdom about the impact of socioeconomic background on tolerance for domestic violence but gender, generation, and secondhand familiarity with domestic violence play a role in opinions and beliefs.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13515
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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