Institutional Imbalance, Marketized Mentality, and the Justification of Instrumental Offenses: A Cross-National Application of Institutional Anomie Theory

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hövermann ◽  
Steven F. Messner
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Anomie Theory ◽  
Anomie Theory ◽  
Cross National

Are Competitive Materialism and Female Employment Related to International Homicide Rate?

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 2780-2799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Soo Chon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Homicide Rate ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Homicide Rates ◽  
Institutional Anomie Theory ◽  
Anomie Theory ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National

The institutional anomie theory is a proposal that states competitive materialism, an intense cultural pressure for economic success at any costs, and increased female employment may be related to a high homicide rate. The current work tested this proposition by utilizing homicide data collected from 45 developed and developing countries. Regression results did not support the proposition. Competitive materialism and female employment were not significantly related to the cross-national variation of homicide rates.

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