Entry:
Vanfossen, Beth Ensminger, "Battered Women, and Cultural Beliefs About Them," Paper presented to the Eastern Sociological Society Philadelphia, April, 1978.
Abstract:
"Wife beating" is far more widespread than suspected. Many of the myths associated with beaten women are untrue. Beaten women tend to reflect the whole range of ages, races, occupations, classes, and political persuasions.
GSS Years:1976
Other Data Sets:
Harris 1970
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| HIT |
EVER PUNCHED OR BEATEN BY ANOTHER PERSON |
| HITAGE |
BEATEN AS CHILD OR ADULT |
| HITNUM |
IF BEATEN--HOW MANY TIMES |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| CLASS |
SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION |
| SOCBAR |
SPEND EVENING AT BAR |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| SPEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| HAPMAR |
HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| SPWRKSTA |
SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS |
| SPPRES |
SPOUSES OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMVET |
MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MEMCHURH |
MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP |
| MEMOTHER |
MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER |
| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SOCOMMUN |
SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| SOCPARS |
SPEND EVENING WITH PARENTS |
| SOCSIBS |
SPEND EVENING WITH SIBLINGS |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SATFIN |
SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| FINRELA |
OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| HELPFUL |
PEOPLE HELPFUL OR LOOKING OUT FOR SELVES |
| FAIR |
PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |