TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Exploring homicide diversity: femicide across sociocultural groups
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Dayan, Hava
A1  - Kugel, Chen
A1  - Enosh, Guy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study followed the current scholarly interest in seeking possible links between social and cultural factors and homicide by offering comparative nation-based observations on femicide. To this end, the study analyzed femicide events across social groups in Israel (veteran Jews, Jewish immigrants from the former USSR, Ethiopian immigrant Jews, Arabs, Christians, Druze, Muslims, and Bedouin) and foreigners (asylum seekers and foreign workers) during a 6-year period (2010-2015). Data from 162 cases were collected and coded based on 25 sociodemographic and criminological variables. Empirical observations suggest sociocultural diversity in the femicide phenomenon across social groups. Femicide's frequency and sociodemographic characteristics seem to be related to cultural dimensions pertaining to individualistic versus collectivistic cultures, with social factors such as level of education, socioeconomic status, and immigration possible overriding the effects of cultural dimensions on femicide. Highlighting sociocultural criminal diversity, the article's observations may be of great relevance to societies facing the challenge of assimilating diverse sociocultural groups.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00111287221086273
ID  - ref1
ER  -