Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1993
Abstract
This work employs survey data to examine the specific social conditions that influence tolerance for the use of force against wives. The findings indicate that respondents have a very negative view of such force in all contexts but one: A husband's use of force is viewed as appropriate behavior when the wife's precipitating behavior poses a threat to the family. These results are contrasted with earlier work on parental force which documented a certain ambivalence regarding parents hitting children. The paper concludes by arguing that a distinction between perceptual and behavioral tolerance must be made in order to further advance the study of tolerance. The implications for relevant social policy are discussed.
DOI
10.1080/00380237.1993.10570629
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Ruane, Janet, "Tolerance Revisited: The Case of Spousal Force" (1993). Department of Sociology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 48.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/sociology-facpubs/48
Published Citation
Ruane, J. M. (1993). Tolerance revisited: the case of spousal force. Sociological Focus, 26(4), 333-343.
