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"Researchers have identified patterns related to altruistic fear, most notably variation by sex. Although both men and women express fear for others, the type and frequency of altruistic fear differ for men and women, as does the object of concern (e.g., spouses, children). Similarly, what one does in response to fear for others is also different for men and women. Studies trace these sex differences in altruistic fear to parallel gendered patterns in personal fear of crime, as well as to gendered social roles and deeply structured divisions of caretaking (Snedker, 2006). This research provided an organizational framework for the field which differentiates among the objects of fear of crime – spousal fear, parental fear, and general fear for others – and between the expression of fear for others and behavioral responses to that fear."
ISBN
9781412959186
Publication Date
2010
Publisher
Sage Publications
City
Thousand Oaks, CA
Disciplines
Criminology
Recommended Citation
Snedker, Karen A. 2010. ”Altruistic Fear.” Pp. 39-42. Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, Vol.1 edited by Pamela Wilcox and Frank Cullen. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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Sage Publications
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In Pamela Wilcox and Frank Cullen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, volume 1.