TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Gender effects in attitudes about family violence
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Koski, Patricia R.
A1  - Mangold, William D.
SP  - 225
EP  - 237
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - We present results of perceptions of family violence from 176 telephone interviews conducted in a Standard Metropolitan Area in Northwest Arkansas. Four research questions are examined: (1) How do men and women differ in their perceptions about the seriousness and causes of family violence? (2) Do men and women differ in their acceptance of specific acts of interpersonal violence and does the gender of the aggressor and victim affect gender perceptions? (3) Do men and women differ in their views about the effectiveness of different intervention agencies? (4) Do men and women differ in their willingness to report acts of child abuse and does the gender of the parent and child affect the likelihood of reporting? Results indicate that females consider the problem as more serious and view public responses to family violence as more effective. Both male and females are more tolerant of acts of aggression and violence if directed by a woman toward a man. Females are more likely to report child abuse but there are significant interactions between the respondent''s gender and the gender of the parent and child.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988977
ID  - ref1
ER  -