Considering the Gendered Nature of Constrained Behavior Practices Among Male and Female College Students

Rader, Nicole E.; Cossman, Jeralynn S.; Allison, Marisa

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“…The topic is of consequencefear of crime is associated with constrained behavior (Ferraro, 1995;Liska, Sanchirico, & Reed, 1988), and many argue that fear of crime's restrictive consequences are greater for women (Gordon & Riger, 1989;Madriz, 1997;Rader, Cossman, & Allison, 2009;Scott, 2003;Stanko, 1992). The topic is of consequencefear of crime is associated with constrained behavior (Ferraro, 1995;Liska, Sanchirico, & Reed, 1988), and many argue that fear of crime's restrictive consequences are greater for women (Gordon & Riger, 1989;Madriz, 1997;Rader, Cossman, & Allison, 2009;Scott, 2003;Stanko, 1992).…”

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Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime

Snedker

2010

Crime & Delinquency

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Research indicates that men and women commonly express different amounts of fear about crime. This article explores the sex difference in fear of crime levels by assessing differences in fear of crime in relation to urban environments. Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety, the present analysis employs multinomial logistic regressions to examine gradations in two measures of fear of crime. Some aspects of the neighborhood environment do differentially influence men and women's fear of crime levels, including serious crime in the neighborhood, physical and social disorder. Findings highlight that women's greater fear of crime is partially due to higher perceived risks through signals of neighborhood conditions.

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Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime

Snedker

2010

Crime & Delinquency

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“…The author suggests that this may be due to the residents' perception of future property crime risk increased. Other work suggests that perceived levels of crime, fear of crime, and crime-related problems are associated with neighborhood dissatisfaction and a desire to move (Skogan 1990a;Skogan and Maxfield 1981), and that individuals may alter their routine activities or adopt various protective measures in response to a perceived threat of victimization (Keane 1998;Rader, Cossman, and Allison 2009;Rountree and Land 1996). A survey of residents who had recently moved found that an important reason listed for the choice of a new neighborhood was the crime level and relative safety (Percy, Hawkins, and Maier 1995).…”

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Fight or flight? Crime as a driving force in business failure and business mobility

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Social Science Research

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A growing body of research has documented the consequences of neighborhood crime for a myriad of individual, household, and community outcomes. Given that neighborhood businesses figure into the link between neighborhood structure and crime as sources of employment or sites for neighbor interaction, the present study examines the extent to which neighborhood crime is associated with the survival, mobility, and destination locations of businesses in the subsequent year. Using business data from Reference USA (Infogroup 2015) and crime data from the Southern California Crime Study (SCCS) we assess this question for neighborhoods across cities in the Southern California region. We find that in general, higher violent and property crime are significantly associated with both business failure and mobility, and that higher crime in a destination neighborhood reduces the likelihood that a business locates there. We also present findings specific to industries, and discuss the implications of our findings for future research.

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“…Avoidance behaviors include limiting daily activities or avoiding places or events, while protective behaviors include such things as owning a weapon, buying a watch dog, or taking a self defense class (Ferraro and LaGrange 1987). A widely used constrained behavior scale of 10 avoidance and protective items developed by Ferraro and LaGrange (1987) has been updated by more recent researchers who add measures to make it more current (e.g., Fisher et al 1994;Fisher and Sloan 2003;Rader et al 2009;Warr and Ellison 2000).…”

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Gender Differences in U.S. College Students’ Fear for Others

Rader

Cossman

2011

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This study examines U.S. college students' fear of crime for others and uses the "doing gender" perspective to help explain gender differences. A sample of 931 college students (421 male students/510 female students and 605 White students/326 Black students) under the age of 30 from a Southeastern public university provided information on fear of crime, fear for others, and other variables often associated with fear of crime. When splitting the sample by gender, results suggest that both male and female college students fear for others, but do so in very different ways. While male students' fear for others was associated with their personal characteristics (race, age and parental status) and whether they lived with an intimate, female students' fear for others was most influenced by constrained behaviors and personal fear of crime. Additionally, when testing race specific models, there were not enough minority men to split the sample for men. However, when separating the sample by race for women only, the model generally did not work for non-White women, while the model worked well for White women. Overall, the results suggest that younger individuals' fear of crime for others is gendered, associated with living status for men and personal fear for women and that racial differences among men and women should be examined in the future.

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Considering the Gendered Nature of Constrained Behavior Practices Among Male and Female College Students

Cited by 34 publications

References 37 publications

Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime

Neighborhood Conditions and Fear of Crime

Fight or flight? Crime as a driving force in business failure and business mobility

Gender Differences in U.S. College Students’ Fear for Others

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