How to explain gender differences in fear of crime: Towards an evolutionary approach

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-113

  Fetchenhauer, Detlef ^a,b   Buunk, Bram P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Criminal victimization; Fear of crime; Gender differences; Rape

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEAR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RAPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; STUDENT; THEFT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 28244476911     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: 14792516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207170500111044     Document Type: Article

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