The Role of Gender in the Generation of Stalking Scripts

Yanowitz, Karen L.; Yanowitz, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1007/s11199-010-9867-2

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“…The excess of late pachytene DSBs we observed in cku-80;let-418 mutants is consistent with a defect in NHEJ (Figure 6 and S7). Further, as aberrant telomere regulation is coincident with chromosomal fusions, and not fragmentation (Ahmed and Hodgkin, 2000;Cheung, 2006;Yanowitz, 2008) …”

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Maintenance of Genome Integrity by Mi2 Homologs CHD-3 and LET-418 in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Meiotic recombination depends upon the tightly coordinated regulation of chromosome dynamics and is essential for the production of haploid gametes. Central to this process is the formation and repair of meiotic double-stranded breaks (DSBs), which must take place within the constraints of a specialized chromatin architecture. Here, we demonstrate a role for the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) complex in orchestrating meiotic chromosome dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegans. Our data reveal that the conserved Mi2 homologs Chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein (CHD-3) and its paralog LET-418 facilitate meiotic progression by ensuring faithful repair of DSBs through homologous recombination. We discovered that loss of either CHD-3 or LET-418 results in elevated p53-dependent germline apoptosis, which relies on the activation of the conserved checkpoint kinase CHK-1. Consistent with these findings, chd-3 and let-418 mutants produce a reduced number of offspring, indicating a role for Mi2 in forming viable gametes. When Mi2 function is compromised, persisting recombination intermediates are detected in late pachytene nuclei, indicating a failure in the timely repair of DSBs. Intriguingly, our data indicate that in Mi2 mutant germ lines, a subset of DSBs are repaired by non-homologous end joining, which manifests as chromosomal fusions.We find that meiotic defects are exacerbated in Mi2 mutants lacking CKU-80, as evidenced by increased recombination intermediates, corpses, and defects in chromosomal integrity. Taken together, our findings support a model wherein the C. elegans Mi2 complex maintains genomic integrity through reinforcement of a chromatin landscape suitable for homology-driven repair mechanisms.4

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Section: Evidence Formentioning

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Maintenance of Genome Integrity by Mi2 Homologs CHD-3 and LET-418 in Caenorhabditis elegans

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“…Cultural change may also be promoted through the numerous primary prevention efforts, which should take care not to present a model of the victim that is coherent with paternalistic attitudes toward women -the same attitudes that lead people to see stalking as a phenomenon linked to morbidity and not to aggression (Lyndon et al, 2012). As Yanowitz and Yanowitz (2012) noted, there is a risk of thwarting prevention efforts, and it would be useful to reconsider the contents of prevention initiatives, which should be less focused on "women's issues" (not central to our research participants) and directed more toward acting on the symptoms and causes of stalking. This last approach will ultimately address the need to investigate the cultural context that feeds sexism, turning it into aggression, and sometimes even murder (Langhinrichsen-Rohling, 2011;Volpato, 2013 Note: M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; F1 = Factor one; F2 = Factor two; F3 = Factor three; values in bolt show the items used for computing scores; loadings <.30 were not reported in table.…”

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Gender, sexism and the social representation of stalking: What makes the difference?

Miglietta

Maran

2017

Psychology of Violence

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Objective. The present study had two main aims: to investigate how ordinary people conceptualize stalking behaviors and to deepen whether respondents' gender and attitudes toward women are related to the way the phenomenon is described and understood. The research was conducted from the perspective of social representation.Method. Three hundred fifteen university students from Torino who had never experienced stalking completed a questionnaire investigating their knowledge about the phenomenon and the levels of sexism. The participants also provided their free definition of stalking.Results. The results showed that the participants identify the causes of stalking in distorted outcomes of romantic relationships, view its aim as controlling the victims, and attribute psychological pain to victims. Women tended more to identify stalking with ambiguous behaviors; hostile sexists did not recognize psychological consequences in victims. The representations of stalking showed an opposition between morbidity and aggression in the stalking definition, associated with the endorsement of sexist attitudes toward women. Specifically, benevolent sexism favored a conception of stalking as an annoying but not truly dangerous event.Conclusion. It would be useful to reconsider the contents of prevention initiatives: they have to be directed more toward acting on the symptoms and causes of stalking.

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“…Two explanations seem plausible. First, same-gender ex-partners might have devaluated the impact of their pursuit as it does not fit with the stereotypical case of a man pursuing a woman (Yanowitz & Yanowitz, 2012). Second, targets of same-gender pursuers might have shown fewer signs of feeling threatened: Victims of woman-woman pursuit might articulate less threat as pursuit by women is generally appraised as less threatening than pursuit by a man and victims of man-man pursuit might report less threat as male victims typically feel less threatened (Spitzberg et al, 2010) and are less likely to feel that they are being stalked when the pursuer is a man (Tjaden, Thoennes, & Allison, 2000).…”

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Unwanted Pursuit Behavior After Breakup: Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Gender Differences

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This study investigated unwanted pursuit behavior (UPB) perpetration in 631 adult expartners. UPB involves the unwanted pursuit of intimacy, a widespread and usually less severe form of stalking. The occurrence and various risk factors of UPB perpetration were examined, accounting for differences between male and female ex-partners and same-and opposite-gender ex-partners. Ex-partners showed on average five to six UPBs after their separation. Male and female and same-and opposite-gender ex-partners displayed an equal number of UPBs. The number of perpetrated UPBs was explained by breakup characteristics (ex-partner initiation of the breakup and rumination or cognitive preoccupation with the expartner), relationship characteristics (anxious attachment in the former relationship), and individual perpetrator characteristics (borderline traits and past delinquent behaviors).Rumination was a stronger predictor in female than male ex-partners. Borderline traits and anxious attachment positively predicted UPB perpetration in opposite-gender but not in samegender ex-partners. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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The Role of Gender in the Generation of Stalking Scripts

Cited by 21 publications

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Maintenance of Genome Integrity by Mi2 Homologs CHD-3 and LET-418 in Caenorhabditis elegans

Maintenance of Genome Integrity by Mi2 Homologs CHD-3 and LET-418 in Caenorhabditis elegans

Gender, sexism and the social representation of stalking: What makes the difference?

Unwanted Pursuit Behavior After Breakup: Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Gender Differences

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