The risk-fear paradox, whereby people who experience the least criminal victimisation report the greatest fear of crime, has been established in the extant literature. That this paradox is gendered, notably that women report greater fear yet are less likely to experience crime, has also been consistently identified. However, there remains a largely unanswered call to explore further the distinc...

Steels containing large carbon concentrations are used particularly when a large hardness is required, for example in the manufacture of components such as bearings. This, however, makes it difficult to shape or machine the alloys during the process of component manufacture unless they are first heat–treated into a softened condition. One method of achieving this economically is to generate a m...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among female patients, age 18-60 years, attending primary health care centers (PHCCs) and to measure its determinants, and reporting behavior. METHODS A cross-sectional study design using validated, translated, and self-administered questionnaire among 497 Saudi female patients attending PHCCs in Taif, Kingdom of Saudi A...

OBJECTIVES The experience of parental divorce during childhood is associated with an increased risk of behavioral and physical health problems. Alterations in adrenocortical activity may be a mechanism in this relation. Parent-child relationships have been linked to cortisol regulation in children exposed to adversity, but prospective research is lacking. We examined maternal warmth in adolesce...

although divorce affects many parts of the society including spouses, children and, families, the entire social life cycle of individuals, the kind of individuals' experiences, based on their gender, subjectivity in the process, degree of involvement. it may be perceived by the individuals as a positive or a negative experience. given the differences in divorce men's experiences and t...

Divorce has become a part of the fabric of an ever-increasing number of American families. Few extended families are untouched by its ramifications. In many families of divorce. boundaries are redrawn and relationships are redefined. Frequently, remarriage imposes yet another complicating factor for the members ofthe new families. Visher and Visher l have defined "stepfamily" as a family in whi...