Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2011, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 53-73.

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Prevention and Alleviation: An Exploration of the Role of Social Capital in Marital Violence

Abstract： Based on the data from a largescale survey, this paper explores the role and influence of women’s social capital in marital violence. In this study, three facets of the construct of “social capital”network size, network structure, and network resourcewere measured. The preventive effects of network size and network structure, and no preventive effect of network resource on marital violence were observed. Women’s network structure showed no effect on the severity of marital violence; however, both network size and network resource had some alleviating effects to suppress marital violence from escalating, but there were significant differences between the urban and rural groups. Theoretical implications of these findings are also discussed in the paper.   

  1. Author 1： Zhao Yandong， Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development；
    Author 2： He Guangxi， Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development；
    Author 3： Zhu Yina， Department of Sociology， Communication University of China）
  • Online:2011-01-20 Published:2011-01-20
  • Contact: Author 1： Zhao Yandong， Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development. E-mail:Zhaoyd@casted.org.cn；
  • About author:Author 1： Zhao Yandong， Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development； Author 2： He Guangxi， Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development； Author 3： Zhu Yina， Department of Sociology， Communication University of China.

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Based on the data from a largescale survey, this paper explores the role and influence of women’s social capital in marital violence. In this study, three facets of the construct of “social capital”network size, network structure, and network resourcewere measured. The preventive effects of network size and network structure, and no preventive effect of network resource on marital violence were observed. Women’s network structure showed no effect on the severity of marital violence; however, both network size and network resource had some alleviating effects to suppress marital violence from escalating, but there were significant differences between the urban and rural groups. Theoretical implications of these findings are also discussed in the paper.