Women’s Fear of Crime: The Role of Fear for the Well-Being of Significant Others

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo S. Mesch
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Violence ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
The Third

A number of explanations have been suggested in the literature for the finding that women consistently report higher levels of fear of crime than males. The “shadow” hypothesis argues that fear of crime among females reflects fear of sexual assault. The “intimate” hypothesis argues that women’s fear of crime is the result of exposure to intimate violence. Females’ fear of crime is expected to be explained by their fear of partners’ violence. The main argument of this article is that women’s fear of crime might be the result of traditional family gender roles. When asked, women might express fear not only for their own well-being but for that of their children. A survey of a representative sample of women in the third largest city of Israel was used to test this assumption. Women’s fear of crime was found to be affected by fear of sexual assault and fear of violent partners. In addition, consistent with the argument of this study, women’s fear of violent and sexual victimization of their children had a significant effect on their perception of fear. Future directions for research are suggested.

Vietnamese Weddings

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuc-Doan T. Nguyen ◽  
Russell Belk
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Historical Role ◽  
And Gender

This article examines the historical role of marriage and wedding rituals in Vietnam, and how they have changed during Vietnam’s transition to the market. The authors focus on how changes reflect the society’s increasing dependence on the market, how this dependence impacts consumer well-being, and the resulting implications for public policy. Changes in the meanings, function, and structure of wedding ritual consumption are examined. These changes echo shifts in the national economy, social values, social relations, and gender roles in Vietnamese society during the transition. The major findings show that Vietnamese weddings are reflections of (1) the roles of wedding rituals as both antecedents and outcomes of social changes, (2) the nation’s perception and imagination of its condition relative to “modernity,” and (3) the role of China as a threatening “other” seen as impeding Vietnam’s progress toward “modernization.”

scholarly journals Running Head: Video Game Nostalgia and Retro Gaming

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Wulf ◽  
Nicholas D. Bowman ◽  
Diana Rieger ◽  
John A. Velez ◽  
Johannes Breuer
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Running Head

This article conceptually integrates research on the experience of nostalgia—defined as a predominantly positive, social, and past-oriented emotion—into the fold of video game research. We emphasize the role of nostalgia as an explanation for contemporary retro gaming trends, and suggest that nostalgia towards gaming events is a necessary area of research. To those ends, we broadly review existing literature on nostalgia before specifically focusing on media-induced nostalgia, and demonstrate how theoretical and empirical observations from this work can be applied to understand video game nostalgia. In particular, we argue that engaging in older gaming experiences indirectly (via memories) and even directly (via replaying or recreating experiences) elicits nostalgia, which in turn contributes to players' self-optimization and enhanced well-being. Moreover, as gamers and the medium mature together, nostalgic experiences with the medium are likely to become increasingly prevalent. The broad aim of this article is to offer future directions for research on video game nostalgia and provide a research agenda for research in this area.

Sexual Violence

2019 ◽  
pp. 302-312
Author(s):  
Ruchi Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
The Third ◽  
Thin Line ◽  
Forms Of Violence

It takes seconds of impulsiveness for an act of sexual abuse to cross the thin line to convert into an act of sexual violence and vice-versa. There are cases where the act of sexual violence is initiated with consent, and there are acts of sexual violence that fall under the umbrella term sexual assault. This chapter examines the role of violence in sexual abuse, i.e. sexual violence. The first section reviews the definitions of sexual violence and throwing some light on forms of violence in sexual abuse and violation of consent during an act of sexual violence. The second section reviews the risk factors and causal for sexual violence. The third section presents an overview of different perspectives on violence in context to sexual abuse are mentioned and examined.

scholarly journals Peran Gender dalam Ritus Kusu Bue

HUMANIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Putu Kartika Dewi ◽  
Ni Made Wiasti ◽  
Aliffiati .
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Social Education ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
Small House ◽  
Ritual Process

Kusu bue rite’s a rite performed by women who have experience menstruation. Women will stay in a small house, called sao are. They cooperate with each other in every process of activity. The role of gender in the kusu bue rite also has implications for the Dona community. The formulation of the problem in this study are (1) how’s the role of gender in the implementation of the kusu bue ? (2) What are the implications of gender roles in the implementation of the kusu bue of the kusu bue rite to the Dona community? This study uses theories from Marwell and theories about the transitional rites and the inauguration ceremony of Van Gennep. Ethnographic research models,including data collection techniques through observation, interviews, literature, studies, and data analysis field. The results explained that the kusu bue ritual process lasted for eight days and seven nights. The procession begins with preparation, hen enters theses’e ritual leadig to Soromazi, to Lole Sao Are. On the second day the community performed the Waju Pare Kobho. On the third and sixth day, why would they goon a journey to find the needs of the girls. Then on the seventh day the community carried out the Bora Raa Weti and Woke Tewu rituals. On the last day the kusu bue girls will have a graduation party or wela ripe. The result of this rite to the Dona community.These implications are the implication in the social, education, deliberation,and consensusand religious fields.

Perceptions of safety among visitors to China: feeling safe in an unfamiliar environment

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongguang Zou ◽  
Rob I. Mawby
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address four questions: Firstly, how do tourists perceive safety from crime, specifically from robbery or violence, alongside other safety concerns? Secondly, are those who are concerned about crime also concerned about other threats to their well-being? Thirdly, how are their perceptions of safety affected by their perceptions of the local community? Finally, how are their perceptions affected by their personal and touristic characteristics? Design/methodology/approach Findings Firstly, tourists did not generally see crime, specifically robbery or violence, as a problem; secondly, there was only a weak relationship between concern about crime and concern about other threats to their well-being; thirdly, in contrast, their perceptions of safety were strongly affected by their perceptions of the local community; and finally, their perceptions were affected by their personal and touristic characteristics, but not necessarily in the ways suggested by earlier research. Research limitations/implications The research sample was small and the questionnaire short. Only English-speaking visitors were included. Practical implications The tourism sector needs to appreciate role of local people in engendering feelings of safety. Social implications The attitude of the local community and their relationship with tourists is fundamental to helping visitors feel safe. Originality/value This is the first criminological paper to compare fear of crime with the other safety issues confronting tourists and to relate these concerns to relationships with host community.

scholarly journals The Academic Environment and Faculty Well-Being: The Role of Psychological Needs

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Larson ◽  
Matthew T. Seipel ◽  
Mack C. Shelley ◽  
Sandra W. Gahn ◽  
Stacy Y. Ko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Service Satisfaction ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Global Satisfaction ◽  
Promotion And Tenure ◽  
Perceived Relatedness

Recent research has examined the well-being of higher education faculty, but it has typically lacked a theoretical model. The present study used self-determination theory to model the well-being of 581 tenured and tenure-eligible faculty members at a large mid-Western university. Volitional autonomy, perceived competence, and perceived relatedness were hypothesized to partially mediate the relationships between several environmental factors (e.g., administrative support, research support, promotion and tenure support) and faculty well-being (i.e., teaching/service satisfaction and global satisfaction). Results of path analysis indicated that all relations between the environment and teaching/service satisfaction were fully mediated by volitional autonomy and perceived competence, whereas all relations between the environment and global satisfaction were partially mediated by perceived relatedness. These findings highlight the centrality of psychological needs in understanding the relations between the environment and faculty well-being. Additional implications and future directions for research are discussed.

scholarly journals ‘Philosophizing with’

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Nina Bonderup Dohn
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Philosophical View ◽  
The Third ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Applied Philosophy ◽  
The World

In this essay, I shall present key points from my dr.phil thesis (Higher Doctorate/Habilitation), Epistemological concerns – querying the learning field from a philosophical point of view (Dohn, 2017).1 The aim is to provide an overview of the thesis and to present its main argument for a form of applied philosophy where philosophy takes on the role of dialogue partner with a voice of its own. By way of illustration, I shall highlight some of the issues I have engaged with in this role as well as the answers which dialogue with other disciplines has led me to as regards these issues. First, I present the field, aim, and structure of the thesis. Second, I explicate what I mean by ‘philosophizing with’ and point out four different ways in which one can undertake this venture. Philosophy may dialogue with many disciplines in many areas; the ones I have engaged with fall within the learning field. To further the comprehensibility of my more specific concerns within this field, in the third section I articulate the philosophical outset from which I speak: With inspiration from Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Wittgenstein and Dreyfus, I hold a view of human existence as being-in-the-world and an approach to knowledge as fundamentally involving tacit aspects. This outset is developed throughout the thesis, in dialogue with other disciplines. In section four, I briefly present the resulting philosophical view of knowledge. In section five, I articulate more specifically a number of the issues within the learning field which have helped me develop this view. Section six conversely summarizes some key points which my philosophizing with on these issues have led me to contribute to the disciplines. I end with a few concluding remarks on concerns to engage with in continuation from the results of my thesis.

scholarly journals The “Ontological Difference” Again. A Dialetheic Perspective on Heidegger’s Mainstay

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154
Author(s):  
Francesco Gandellini
Keyword(s):  
Crucial Role ◽  
Paraconsistent Logic ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Ontological Difference ◽  
The Third ◽  
Classical Notion ◽  
Late Works ◽  
Logic Of Paradox ◽  
Previous Paragraph

Abstract This paper intends to offer a new assessment of the “Ontological Difference” (OD), one of Martin Heidegger’s mainstays, in the light of the metaphysical view called “dialetheism”. In the first paragraph I briefly summarize the main argument of Heidegger’s contradiction of Being, where OD is present as a premise. In the second paragraph I introduce dialetheism, indicate two kinds of dialetheic solutions to the paradox and explain why they face comeback troubles from OD. The third paragraph is devoted to a review of Heidegger’s uses of OD and underlines the crucial role of negation in it. In the fourth paragraph I investigate the philosopher’s account of negation and show similarities with the account provided by the paraconsistent logic called “Logic of Paradox”. The fifth paragraph puts forward two possible readings of OD, the first based on the classical notion of negation and the second on the notion of negation pointed out in the previous paragraph. The second reading is proved suitable for dialetheists and in accordance with the exegesis of some textual passages from Heidegger’s late works.

The Role of Fear of Crime in Donating and Volunteering

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Britto ◽  
David M. Van Slyke ◽  
Teresa I. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Charitable Organization ◽  
Interaction Terms ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Extensive empirical studies have established that women fear crime more than men and theoretical arguments have suggested this difference produces consequences ranging from increased medical and psychological problems to restricted movement and limited exposure to social networks and opportunities resulting in restrictive informal social control and reduced social capital. More recently, a number of studies have begun to test the theoretical link between fear and behavior, with some suggesting fear will restrict prosocial behavior and others suggesting fear will motivate behavior that improves personal and communal well-being. This study adds to this emerging literature by exploring how fear of crime affects two measures of philanthropic behavior—donating and volunteerism. Using a stratified random telephone survey of 2,361 individuals living in the 20 counties that compose the greater Metro Atlanta area, the authors explore the role of fear of crime as an independent variable in models of donating and volunteering time to a charitable organization. Additionally, interaction terms are included in models of volunteering to control for the possibility that the strength of the relationship may vary based on sex. The results indicate that fear of crime is an important predictor of volunteering, but not donating, and that the effects are stronger for women than men.

scholarly journals Envisioning Future Directions: Conversations With Leaders in Domestic and Sexual Assault Advocacy, Policy, Service, and Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn W. White ◽  
Holly C. Sienkiewicz ◽  
Paige Hall Smith
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Culturally Specific ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Victim Services ◽  
Assault Victims ◽  
Future Direction

This article delves into the views of 72 leaders in domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy, policy, service, and research to determine their vision for the future direction of the field. Through discussions with experts, we identified numerous strategies necessary to best meet the needs of domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Common themes focused on the need to (a) examine the context of victims’ and offenders’ experiences; (b) increase cultural competence to adequately provide appropriate victim services and criminal justice responses for underserved, marginalized, and culturally specific populations; (c) increase reliance on victims’ voices; (d) continue to develop partnerships at both the community and the state levels and ensure the role of local communities; (e) expand the concept of successful outcomes that can be reliably and validly assessed; (f) emphasize mixed-methods approaches to address these questions, in recognition that various methods complement each other; and (g) be open to novel or emerging approaches to intervention.

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