VIOLENT AND VINDICTIVE WOMEN: A RE-ANALYSIS OF THE SOUTHERN SUBCULTURE OF VIOLENCE |
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| Authors: | Julia M. D'Antonio-Del Rio Jessica M. Doucet Chantel D. Chauvin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA jdanto4@tigers.lsu.edu;3. Department of Sociology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
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| Abstract: | In order to further develop an understanding of the Southern subculture of violence and its association with female-perpetrated homicide, new techniques must be developed that sufficiently operationalize Southern cultural influence. For this study, we created the Southern Subculture Index, a factor combining a county's population born in the South, Evangelical Christian, and of Scots-Irish ancestry. Specifically, we hypothesize that by using this index, the relationship between female-perpetrated homicide and Southern culture will be visible. Results from a negative binomial regression model confirm the veracity of a positive and significant effect of the Southern Subculture Index on female-perpetrated homicide. |
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