THE INFLUENCE OF FEAR OF CRIME, GENDER, AND SOUTHERN CULTURE ON CARRYING FIREARMS FOR PROTECTION

被引：51

作者：

BANKSTON, WB

THOMPSON, CY

JENKINS, QAL

FORSYTH, CJ

机构：

[1] E CAROLINA UNIV, GREENVILLE, NC 27834 USA

[2] UNIV SW LOUISIANA, LAFAYETTE, LA 70504 USA

来源：

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY | 1990年 / 31卷 / 02期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1111/j.1533-8525.1990.tb00329.x

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

This research examines the influence of fear of crime, gender, and a southern cultural tradition on the frequency of carrying firearms for protection against criminal victimization. Analysis of carrying guns for protection, as opposed to having them in the home or owning them for this purpose, is argued to remove some methodological problems plaguing much previous research. Fear of crime is not found to be a significant predictor of carrying; however, gender and cultural context do have predictable influences. Males and persons residing in a traditionally southern cultural context carried guns most frequently, compared to others, for protection against crime. One important finding is an interaction effect between gender and culture: southern culture levels the difference between genders by increasing female more than male carrying of a gun. Theoretical and research implications are discussed. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

引用

页码：287 / 305

页数：19

共 52 条

[1]

ALLEN H, 1981, SOCIOLOGICAL SPECTRU, V1, P361

[2]

Allen H. David, 1981, SO STUDIES, V20, P55

[3] VICTIMIZATION RATES, SAFETY AND FEAR OF CRIME [J].