Women-Centered Rituals and Levels of Domestic Violence
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Ritual as a Signaling and Solidarity-Building Strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12901679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Stockly (0000-0001-5707-7103, corresponding author), Stephanie N Arel (0000-0001-9864-6915, National September 11 Memorial and Museum), Megan K DeFranza (Boston University), Damian J Ruck (0000-0001-8678-8852, University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Luke J Matthews (0000-0002-4382-1007, RAND Corporation), Wesley J Wildman (0000-0002-7571-1259, National September 11 Memorial and Museum) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-123 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-4907 • E-ISSN: 1749-4915 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/jsrnc.38921 |
| OpenAlex | W3047689388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Prior research indicates that ritual can be a source of social solidarity by signaling trustworthiness and group commitment. A separate line of research expects domestic violence against women to be more common in societies with post-marital residence at the husband’s birthplace (i.e. patrilocality). Thus, we hypothesized that when wives are able to construct strong bonds with the female members of their communities through solidarity-building rituals, they gain social support capable of inhibiting violence, leading to lower overall levels of domestic violence--especially in patrilocal societies. Results indicated that certain types of women-centered rituals were associated with lower levels of sexual and domestic violence; however, we found inconsistent effects according to patrilocal residence. Women-centered rituals were not found to be associated with beliefs about the husband’s prerogative to punish and dominate his spouse, and patrilocality did not contribute to the effects we found
Criminology · Domestic violence · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Prerogative · Residence · Sociology · Solidarity · Spouse · Suicide prevention · Anthropology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |