ERIC ED410332: Assessing the Impact of Violence pdf

ERIC ED410332: Assessing the Impact of Violence

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Whether there is a relationship between violence-related variables and the motivation for parenthood was studied, and the difference between African Americans and Whites in terms of their motivation for parenthood and in relation to violence related variables and other structural and cultural factors was studied. Data are from the National Opinion Research Center’s General Social Survey. The sample consisted of 1,347 White respondents and 179 African American respondents. Several scales were developed to measure some of the dependent and independent variables. Questions relevant to motivation for parenthood and the value of children were taken from the survey. In the black sample, there was a positive linear relationship between the variable “importance of children” and the measure of life satisfaction. Results do not show a correlation between the violence-related variables and the importance of children for either race, except for the violence experience variable (being victimized or having fear of crime) for white respondents, indicating that those who have been through a violent experience are less likely to value children.

Sex-role ideology, socioeconomic status, degree of religiosity, and level of life satisfaction are all related to the different measures of the motivation for parenthood and the value of children for both Whites and African Americans. Children are perceived with less appeal by those in lower socioeconomic groups. Within the limitations of the measurement of some of the variables, the data partially provide support for the thesis that the motivation for parenthood is in large part the result of violence-related factors. The constant concern for safety and security among African Americans may affect their motivation for parenthood or the way they value the importance of having children. (Contains 4 tables and 27 references.) (SLD

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1997
• Year: 1997
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Blacks, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Life Events, Motivation, Parents, Sex Role, Socioeconomic Status, Urban Areas, Values, Victims of Crime, Violence, Whites, Al-Fadhli, Hussain M., Smith, James Curtis

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