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Alcohol and spouse abuse ethnic differences

G K Kantor1

  • 1Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824, USA.

Recent Developments in Alcoholism : an Official Publication of the American Medical Society on Alcoholism, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the National Council on Alcoholism
|January 1, 1997
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Structural factors significantly influence alcohol-related wife assaults across ethnic groups. While heavy drinking affects Hispanic-American and Anglo-American families similarly, cultural drinking patterns and machismo norms create variations in assault risks.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Criminology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Wife assaults are a significant social issue.
  • The role of alcohol in domestic violence is complex.
  • Ethnic and cultural factors may influence vulnerability to alcohol-related wife assaults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the interplay between ethnicity, structural and cultural factors, and alcohol-related assaults against wives.
  • To determine if differential vulnerability to such assaults exists among varying ethnic groups.

Main Methods:

  • Review of theoretical and empirical evidence.
  • Analysis of structural and cultural factors influencing alcohol-related wife assaults.
  • Comparison of assault patterns across Hispanic-American, Anglo-American, and African American families.

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Main Results:

  • Structural factors were dominant in influencing alcohol-related wife assaults across ethnic groups.
  • Heavy drinking showed similar associations in Hispanic-American and Anglo-American families.
  • Cultural variations in drinking patterns and acceptance of 'machismo' drinking among Hispanic Americans differentially affected wife assaults.
  • Limited data suggest little to no effect of African American men's drinking on wife assaults when socioeconomic variables are controlled.
  • Empirical evidence did not support cultural beliefs favoring violence toward women as intrinsic to any single ethnic group.

Conclusions:

  • Structural factors play a primary role in alcohol-related wife assaults.
  • Cultural norms surrounding alcohol consumption and 'machismo' influence assault rates among Hispanic Americans.
  • Further research is needed, especially regarding African American populations, to fully understand the complex relationship between ethnicity, alcohol, and domestic violence.