title: Issues in cross-cultural studies of interpersonal violence.
abstract: This paper discusses the achievements and promise of cross-cultural studies of interpersonal violence (mainly focusing on homicide). After comparing the methods of cross-cultural and cross-national research, we review some of the special problems of definition and measurement in cross-cultural studies. Then we review the results of such studies and suggest how cross-cultural studies of violence might be improved, both methodologically and theoretically.
authors.affiliation: Hunter College, CUNY.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ember
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ember
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012945:Social Values; D012951:Socialization; D014754:Violence