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Intimate Violence in Families
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This article is published in Family Relations.The article was published on 1986-04-01. It has received 170 citations till now.read more
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Poverty and Disasters in the United States: A Review of Recent Sociological Findings
Alice Fothergill,Lori Peek +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize the literature on poverty and disasters in the United States and present the results from a wide range of studies conducted over the past twenty years, which illustrates that the poor are more vulnerable to natural disasters due to such factors as place and type of residence, building construction, and social exclusion.
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Onset of Physical Abuse and Neglect: Psychiatric, Substance Abuse, and Social Risk Factors from Prospective Community Data
TL;DR: Using data from both Waves I and II of the National Institute for Mental Health's Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey, risk factors associated with the onset of self-reported physical abuse or neglect identified at Wave II were determined and social and demographic variables were found to be limited predictors of maltreatment.
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CLASS-BASED MASCULINITIES The Interdependence of Gender, Class, and Interpersonal Power
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical framework that views interpersonal power as interdependent with broader structures of gender and class inequalities is presented, which illuminates the ways that structures of inequality are expressed in ideological hegemonies, which enhance, legitimate, and mystify the interpersonal power of privileged men relative to lower-status men and women.
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Exposure to Interparental Violence in Childhood and Psychosocial Adjustment in Young Adulthood
TL;DR: Children exposed to high levels of interparental violence are an at risk population for psychosocial adjustment problems in young adulthood, and much of the elevated risk of these children arises from the social context within which interparentality occurs.
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Sexual Abuse as a Precursor to Prostitution and Victimization Among Adolescent and Adult Homeless Women
Ronald L. Simons,Les B. Whitbeck +1 more
TL;DR: This paper found that early sexual abuse increases the probability of involvement in prostitution irrespective of any influence exerted through factors such as running away from home, substance abuse, and other deviant activities.