title: Predicting patriarchy: using individual and contextual factors to examine patriarchal endorsement in communities.
abstract: In much feminist literature, patriarchy has often been studied as a predictive variable for attitudes toward or acts of violence against women. However, rarely has patriarchy been examined as an outcome across studies. The current study works toward filling this gap by examining several individual-and neighborhood-level factors that might influence patriarchy. Specifically, this research seeks to determine if neighborhood-level attributes related to socioeconomic status, family composition, and demographic information affect patriarchal views after individual-level correlates of patriarchy were controlled. Findings suggest that factors at both the individual- and neighborhood levels, particularly familial characteristics and dynamics, do influence the endorsement of patriarchal views.
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. crittendenc@etsu.edu
authors.forename: Courtney A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Crittenden
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002641:Chicago; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012742:Sex Offenses; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D012923:Social Class; D012930:Social Dominance; D055815:Young Adult