THE RISK OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER CHOICE WITHIN A RISK SOCIETY

THE RISK OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER CHOICE WITHIN A RISK SOCIETY

This dissertation examines the influence of competing risks in shaping individuals' choices about potential intimate relationships. According to Ulrich Beck's "risk society" theory, the individualization of social risks has direct and measurable consequences for the ways people o...

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Main Author: Pritchard, Adam J.
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2012
Subjects:
Intimate partner violence
risk perception
dating violence
identity
intimate relationships
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Sociology
Women's Studies
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/sociology_etds/3
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=sociology_etds

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http://uknowledge.uky.edu/sociology_etds/3
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=sociology_etds

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