Actual Versus Perceived Risk of Victimization and Handgun Ownership

This study tested the hypotheses that perceived risk of victimization had a stronger effect than actual exposure to victimization risk on handgun ownership and that this relationship was stronger for women than men. Perceived and actual risks of victimization have been discussed with respect to hand...

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Main Author: Elpi, Clara Maria
Other Authors: Sociology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32460
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092011-135008/