TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Female-Female Criminal Assault: An Evolutionary Perspective
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Campbell, Andrea
A1  - Muncer, Steven
A1  - Bibel, D.
SP  - 413
EP  - 428
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
N2  - Three explanations of female-female aggression drawn from feminist evolutionary positions are described and tested using a Massachusetts statewide criminal data base: (1) Female-female aggression is diminished where state benefits provide a source of resource provision as an alternative to dependence upon males (reflected in a negative correlation with AFDC); (2) Female-female aggression indicates competition for resource-rich males (reflected in a positive correlation with female biased sex-ratios and high male unemployment); (3) Female-female aggression is a function of female destitution that results in economic dependence upon males (reflected in a positive correlation with female unemployment and AFDC receipt). Multiple regression analysis of the female-female assault rate onto ecological measures of sex ratio, unemployment, and welfare receipt supports this last hypothesis. The authors discuss how the feminization of poverty carries implications not only for property crime (as emphasized by mainstream feminist theory), but also for assault.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427898035004003
ID  - ref1
ER  -