Structural Antecedents of Aggravated Assault: Exploratory Assessment of Female and Male Victimization
This article examines whether the social structural factors predicting violence against women are different from those predicting violence against men. Using sex-specific, aggravated assault rates from Florida counties (n = 60), this regression analysis tests three principal
explanations of violent victimization: routine activities, social disorganization, and gender inequality. Although initially some difference in the predictive factors for male and female aggravated assault rates emerged, a test of the equality of regression coefficients revealed no "real"
significant differences. Despite this finding, it remains important to assess the influence of societal factors on rates of violent victimization. The national trend indicates that male violent victimization is declining and female violent victimization is relatively stable. It is important
to understand why this is the case.
Keywords: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT; ASSAULT; VICTIMIZATION; VIOLENCE
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 February 2003
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