Socio-Demographic Correlates of Fear of Crime and the Social Context of Contemporary Urban China (Forthcoming)

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	Socio-Demographic Correlates of Fear of Crime and the Social Context of Contemporary Urban China (Forthcoming)
	Liu, J. H.; Messner, S. F.; Zhang, L. N.; Zhuo, Y. A.
	2009-06-25
Source Publication	American Journal of Community Psychology (SSCI) (Scopus)
ISSN	1573-2770
Pages	93-108
Abstract	Previous research in the West has established major socio-demographic correlates of fear of crime. The interpretation of these correlates is typically based on the concept of physical or social vulnerability of individuals. These correlates are implicitly regarded as invariant to social or community contexts, reflecting universal human behavioral patterns. The present study argues that social change may alter patterns of perceptions associated with fear among socio-demographic groups, thus affecting socio-demographic correlates of fear of crime. We explore how social changes in China have created a generational gap that influences the effects of age and education on fear of crime. The study finds that, in contrast with the wellestablished patterns in Western communities, the young and educated exhibit a higher level of fear of crime in urban China than their counterparts. The study also finds that consistent with Western literature, females are fearful and that personal victimization experience increases the level of fear. We discuss the social and community processes that produce these interesting patterns.
Keyword	Fear of crime Vulnerability Neighborhoods Criminal justice China
Language	英語English
The Source to Article	PB_Publication
PUB ID	3389
Document Type	Journal article
Collection	DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL LEGAL STUDIES
Corresponding Author	Liu, J. H.
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Liu, J. H.,Messner, S. F.,Zhang, L. N.,et al. Socio-Demographic Correlates of Fear of Crime and the Social Context of Contemporary Urban China (Forthcoming)[J]. American Journal of Community Psychology (SSCI) (Scopus), 2009, 93-108.
APA	Liu, J. H.., Messner, S. F.., Zhang, L. N.., & Zhuo, Y. A. (2009). Socio-Demographic Correlates of Fear of Crime and the Social Context of Contemporary Urban China (Forthcoming). American Journal of Community Psychology (SSCI) (Scopus), 93-108.
MLA	Liu, J. H.,et al."Socio-Demographic Correlates of Fear of Crime and the Social Context of Contemporary Urban China (Forthcoming)".American Journal of Community Psychology (SSCI) (Scopus) (2009):93-108.

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