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Papers by Greer Fox

Journal of Marriage and the Family, Jul 31, 2003

We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH... more We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to test a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their tendency to promote verbal conflict. Considerable support for the model was found. Couples were at

... 4Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. 5T... more ... 4Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. 5To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Michael.benson@uc.edu Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2003 (© 2003) 207 ...

Marriage & Family Review

Noncustodial fathers are men whose parental rights and obligations have been altered through judi... more Noncustodial fathers are men whose parental rights and obligations have been altered through judicial action, usually accompanying marital separation and divorce. In the majority of divorces, physical and legal custody of children is taken from fathers and reassigned to mothers only. Despite the curtailment of their decision-making authority and despite the limitations imposed on their day-to-day presence in their children’s lives, in the majority of divorces fathers retain the duty to provide economic support for their minor children. The bulk of quantitative research on the post-divorce involvement of men as noncustodial fathers is structured by explora- tion of the interrelationships among these parameters: child custody awards, visitation privileges and performance, child support awards and compliance, and child well-being. The documentation of important linkages between child support compliance and child outcome have focused both social science and legislative attention on mean...

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 2000

Page 111. VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES: THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, POVERTY, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT Michael ... more Page 111. VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES: THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, POVERTY, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT Michael L. Benson, Greer L. Fox, Alfred DeMaris and Judy Van Wyk INTRODUCTION For over two decades, criminologists ...

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 2000

Families, Crime and Criminal Justice: Charting the Linkages FOX GLBenson M.

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Two sources of contextual risk on the prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) ... more Two sources of contextual risk on the prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) are investigated: household economic condition and neighborhood disadvantage. There is debate about whether each context is an independent source of IPV risk and whether risks cumulate over contexts. Data from the second wave of the National Survey of Families and Households are combined with tract level data from the 1990 U.S. Census. A sub-sample of co-resident couples with a child aged 5-17 in the household was selected for analysis (n=2,273). IPV is measured in three ways: as any physical violence reported by either partner in the year prior to the survey, as gendered violence in which both partners are identified as aggressors, and as severe violence in terms of injury and frequency. Regardless of how IPV is assessed, couples with IPV are more likely to present a vulnerable economic risk profile and to live in neighborhoods of high disadvantage. When economically vulnerable couples ...

ICPSR Data Holdings, 2000

Social Problems, 2004

Why do African Americans appear to have a higher likelihood of engaging in domestic violence than... more Why do African Americans appear to have a higher likelihood of engaging in domestic violence than whites? To address this question, we draw on insights from social disorganization theory and recent research on urban poverty. We argue that the apparent correlation between race and domestic violence is confounded with the different ecological contexts typically occupied by African Americans and whites. Using data from wave 2 of the National Survey of Families and Households and the 1990 U.S. census, we show that:

Marriage & Family Review, 1994

... All rights reserved. 257 Page 2. ... Not only is more empir-ical research needed on legal and... more ... All rights reserved. 257 Page 2. ... Not only is more empir-ical research needed on legal and social factors associated with noncusto-dial parent visitation, but work is also needed in counseling and clinical Page 9. Greer Litton Fox and Priscilla White Blanton 265 ...

Journal of Social Issues, 1980

... of 1978. The specific goal of the project was to investigate the influence of the female pare... more ... of 1978. The specific goal of the project was to investigate the influence of the female parent in the transmission of sexual attitudes and values on the sexual andcontraceptive knowledge and behavior of teenage daughters. ...

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2002

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003

We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH... more We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to test a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their tendency to promote verbal conflict. Considerable support for the model was found. Couples were at

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001

Two alternative theoretical models of parenting, identity theory and parental investment theory, ... more Two alternative theoretical models of parenting, identity theory and parental investment theory, are investigated as sources of explanation of men's fathering attitudes and behaviors. Four dimensions of fathering are explored: responsivity, harshness, behavioral ...

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980

... be considered in any at-tempt to fully explain the impact of maternal employment on ... The l... more ... be considered in any at-tempt to fully explain the impact of maternal employment on ... The literature chiefly reports the effects of parents on children, as if the influence only ... especially daughters) in effective decision-making skills, as compared to more traditional parents who may ...

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2000

... To assume cross-gender validity and within-gender homogeneity ignores the impact of social po... more ... To assume cross-gender validity and within-gender homogeneity ignores the impact of social position ... social context has been one of the most important influences of feminist perspectives in family ... understand how family life is structured, each must be studied in relation to the ...

Journal of Family Issues, 1999

Current demographic patterns indicate that a significant number of children are living apart from... more Current demographic patterns indicate that a significant number of children are living apart from their biological fathers, suggesting a structural fragility or vulnerability of men's connections with their children. In this article, we first explore whether fathers have concerns about possible disruptions of their relationships with their children and identify the nature of these concerns. Next, we identify those characteristics that distinguish the fathers with high levels of concern from those who are less concerned. The quality of the marital or partner relationship strongly predicts fathers' concerns. Fathers who have a history of living apart from their child, and who maintain a high level of involvement with that child, express the least amount of concern. In addition, we find that the salience of the father role predicts concerns but that this effect varies according to the fathers' current age.

Journal of Family Issues, 1996

This investigation is a case study of the responses of children and their parents to a murder in ... more This investigation is a case study of the responses of children and their parents to a murder in their neighborhood. Through participant observation and intensive interviews with parents, the authors describe how parents took action both collectively and individually to manage their children's fears and to find meaning in an act of unusual brutality and deceit. The authors anticipated correctly

Journal of Marriage and the Family, Jul 31, 2003

We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH... more We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to test a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their tendency to promote verbal conflict. Considerable support for the model was found. Couples were at

... 4Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. 5T... more ... 4Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. 5To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Michael.benson@uc.edu Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2003 (© 2003) 207 ...

Marriage & Family Review

Noncustodial fathers are men whose parental rights and obligations have been altered through judi... more Noncustodial fathers are men whose parental rights and obligations have been altered through judicial action, usually accompanying marital separation and divorce. In the majority of divorces, physical and legal custody of children is taken from fathers and reassigned to mothers only. Despite the curtailment of their decision-making authority and despite the limitations imposed on their day-to-day presence in their children’s lives, in the majority of divorces fathers retain the duty to provide economic support for their minor children. The bulk of quantitative research on the post-divorce involvement of men as noncustodial fathers is structured by explora- tion of the interrelationships among these parameters: child custody awards, visitation privileges and performance, child support awards and compliance, and child well-being. The documentation of important linkages between child support compliance and child outcome have focused both social science and legislative attention on mean...

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 2000

Page 111. VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES: THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, POVERTY, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT Michael ... more Page 111. VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES: THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, POVERTY, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXT Michael L. Benson, Greer L. Fox, Alfred DeMaris and Judy Van Wyk INTRODUCTION For over two decades, criminologists ...

Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 2000

Families, Crime and Criminal Justice: Charting the Linkages FOX GLBenson M.

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Two sources of contextual risk on the prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) ... more Two sources of contextual risk on the prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) are investigated: household economic condition and neighborhood disadvantage. There is debate about whether each context is an independent source of IPV risk and whether risks cumulate over contexts. Data from the second wave of the National Survey of Families and Households are combined with tract level data from the 1990 U.S. Census. A sub-sample of co-resident couples with a child aged 5-17 in the household was selected for analysis (n=2,273). IPV is measured in three ways: as any physical violence reported by either partner in the year prior to the survey, as gendered violence in which both partners are identified as aggressors, and as severe violence in terms of injury and frequency. Regardless of how IPV is assessed, couples with IPV are more likely to present a vulnerable economic risk profile and to live in neighborhoods of high disadvantage. When economically vulnerable couples ...

ICPSR Data Holdings, 2000

Social Problems, 2004

Why do African Americans appear to have a higher likelihood of engaging in domestic violence than... more Why do African Americans appear to have a higher likelihood of engaging in domestic violence than whites? To address this question, we draw on insights from social disorganization theory and recent research on urban poverty. We argue that the apparent correlation between race and domestic violence is confounded with the different ecological contexts typically occupied by African Americans and whites. Using data from wave 2 of the National Survey of Families and Households and the 1990 U.S. census, we show that:

Marriage & Family Review, 1994

... All rights reserved. 257 Page 2. ... Not only is more empir-ical research needed on legal and... more ... All rights reserved. 257 Page 2. ... Not only is more empir-ical research needed on legal and social factors associated with noncusto-dial parent visitation, but work is also needed in counseling and clinical Page 9. Greer Litton Fox and Priscilla White Blanton 265 ...

Journal of Social Issues, 1980

... of 1978. The specific goal of the project was to investigate the influence of the female pare... more ... of 1978. The specific goal of the project was to investigate the influence of the female parent in the transmission of sexual attitudes and values on the sexual andcontraceptive knowledge and behavior of teenage daughters. ...

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2002

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003

We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH... more We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to test a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their tendency to promote verbal conflict. Considerable support for the model was found. Couples were at

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001

Two alternative theoretical models of parenting, identity theory and parental investment theory, ... more Two alternative theoretical models of parenting, identity theory and parental investment theory, are investigated as sources of explanation of men's fathering attitudes and behaviors. Four dimensions of fathering are explored: responsivity, harshness, behavioral ...

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980

... be considered in any at-tempt to fully explain the impact of maternal employment on ... The l... more ... be considered in any at-tempt to fully explain the impact of maternal employment on ... The literature chiefly reports the effects of parents on children, as if the influence only ... especially daughters) in effective decision-making skills, as compared to more traditional parents who may ...

Journal of Marriage and Family, 2000

... To assume cross-gender validity and within-gender homogeneity ignores the impact of social po... more ... To assume cross-gender validity and within-gender homogeneity ignores the impact of social position ... social context has been one of the most important influences of feminist perspectives in family ... understand how family life is structured, each must be studied in relation to the ...

Journal of Family Issues, 1999

Current demographic patterns indicate that a significant number of children are living apart from... more Current demographic patterns indicate that a significant number of children are living apart from their biological fathers, suggesting a structural fragility or vulnerability of men's connections with their children. In this article, we first explore whether fathers have concerns about possible disruptions of their relationships with their children and identify the nature of these concerns. Next, we identify those characteristics that distinguish the fathers with high levels of concern from those who are less concerned. The quality of the marital or partner relationship strongly predicts fathers' concerns. Fathers who have a history of living apart from their child, and who maintain a high level of involvement with that child, express the least amount of concern. In addition, we find that the salience of the father role predicts concerns but that this effect varies according to the fathers' current age.

Journal of Family Issues, 1996

This investigation is a case study of the responses of children and their parents to a murder in ... more This investigation is a case study of the responses of children and their parents to a murder in their neighborhood. Through participant observation and intensive interviews with parents, the authors describe how parents took action both collectively and individually to manage their children's fears and to find meaning in an act of unusual brutality and deceit. The authors anticipated correctly