Neighborhood Norms, Disadvantage, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration1. Issue 3 (8th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Copp, Jennifer E.; Giordano, Peggy C.; Manning, Wendy D.; Longmore, Monica A.
• Is Part Of: Sociological forum. Volume 34:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 594
• Page End: 615
• Publication Date: 2019-07-08
• Subjects: dating attitudes -- intimate partner violence -- neighborhood effects -- normative beliefs -- social ties -- young adulthood; Sociology -- Periodicals; 301
• DOI: 10.1111/socf.12516
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-8971

Abstract

Abstract : Most theoretical treatments of intimate partner violence (IPV) focus on individual‐level processes. More recently, scholars have begun to examine the role of macrolevel factors. Results of that research indicate that social ties facilitate the diffusion of cultural norms—including tolerance of deviance/violence—across neighborhoods. Yet the influence of the neighborhood normative climate extends beyond norms regarding the use of violence, shaping cultural understanding about dating and the opposite sex. Using data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), the current investigation examines the multilevel association between dating norms and IPV perpetration among a large, diverse sample of adolescents and young adults. Results indicate that individuals' liberal dating attitudes are associated with IPV perpetration. Furthermore, this effect varies across levels of neighborhood disadvantage.