08. Class, socioeconomic inequalities, deprivation, neighbourhood context

Note: For materials on employment and unemployment, see here. For materials on economic empowerment as a prevention and reduction strategy, see here.

 

Neighbourhood factors: Key reviews

Armstead, T. L., Wilkins, N., & Doreson, A. (2018). Indicators for evaluating community-and societal-level risk and protective factors for violence prevention: Findings from a review of the literature. Journal of public health management and practice: JPHMP, 24(Suppl 1 Injury And Violence Prevention), S42.

Armstead, T. L., Wilkins, N., & Nation, M. (2019). Structural and social determinants of inequities in violence risk: A review of indicators. Journal of community psychology.

Johnson, R. M., Parker, E. M., Rinehart, J., Nail, J., & Rothman, E. F. (2015). Neighborhood factors and dating violence among youth: A systematic review. American journal of preventive medicine, 49(3), 458-466.

Kiss, L., Schraiber, L. B., Hossain, M., Watts, C., & Zimmerman, C. (2015). The link between community-based violence and intimate partner violence: The effect of crime and male aggression on intimate partner violence against women. Prevention Science, 16(6), 881-889.

Nation, M., & Wendel, M. (2021). Structural marginalization and violence: Advancing research on how community structure contributes to violence and violence prevention. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(4), 874-877. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22553

Pinchevsky, G. M., & Wright, E. M. (2012). The impact of neighborhoods on intimate partner violence and victimization. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 13(2), 112-132

Piscitelli, A., & Doherty, S. (2019). The social disorganization of intimate partner violence. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 4(2), 37-41.

Spencer, C. M., Mendez, M., & Stith, S. M. (2019). The role of income inequality on factors associated with male physical intimate partner violence perpetration: A meta-analysis. Aggression and violent behavior, 48, 116-123. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2019.08.010

VanderEnde, KE, Yount KM, Dynes MM et al. (2012). Community-level correlates of intimate partner violence against women globally: a systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, vol. 75, no. 7, pp. 1143-1155.

Voith, L. A. (2019). Understanding the relation between neighborhoods and intimate partner violence: An integrative review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 20(3), 385-397.

 

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