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Neighborhood Norms, Disadvantage, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

NCJ Number
307629
Journal
Sociological Forum Volume: 34 Issue: 3 Dated: 2019 Pages: 594-615
Author(s)
Jennifer E. Copp; Peggy C. Giordano; Wendy D. Manning; Monica A. Longmore
Date Published
2019
Length
22 pages
Annotation

This article reviews an investigation of the role of multilevel association between dating norms and intimate partner violence perpetration among adolescents and young adults.

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.