Citation

Copp JE, Giordano PC, Manning WD, Longmore MA. Sociol. Forum 2019; 34(3): 594-615.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Eastern Sociological Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/socf.12516

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Most theoretical treatments of intimate partner violence (IPV) focus on individual-level processes. More recently, scholars have begun to examine the role of macrolevel factors.

RESULTS of that research indicate that social ties facilitate the diffusion of cultural norms--including tolerance of deviance/violence--across neighborhoods. Yet the influence of the neighborhood normative climate extends beyond norms regarding the use of violence, shaping cultural understanding about dating and the opposite sex. Using data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), the current investigation examines the multilevel association between dating norms and IPV perpetration among a large, diverse sample of adolescents and young adults.

RESULTS indicate that individuals' liberal dating attitudes are associated with IPV perpetration. Furthermore, this effect varies across levels of neighborhood disadvantage.

Language: en

Keywords

dating attitudes; intimate partner violence; neighborhood effects; normative beliefs; social ties; young adulthood