- Community norms on toy guns
- Author:
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Cheng, T. L. / Brenner, R. A. / Wright, J. L. / Sachs, H. C. / Moyer, P. / Rao, M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Local, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Children, community norm, toy gun play
The authors evaluated community norms regarding toy gun play from the perspective from the parents’ perspective, administering a self-report questionnaire on child rearing attitudes, practice, and sociodemographic...
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- Effects of gun admonitions on the behaviors and attitudes of school-aged boys
- Author:
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Hardy, M. S.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Dev Behav Pediatr
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Social Science, Students
- Keywords:
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African-American, Behavior, admonition, boy, gun
The author evaluated the impact of gun admonitions on boys’ preferences for and behavior in the presence of a gun, using a sample of 55, mostly African-American, boys from a summer camp for disadvantaged...
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- Psychosocial needs of young persons who are victims of interpersonal violence
- Author:
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Zun, L. S. / Rosen, J. M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Medical, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, African American, Male, psychosocial need
In this descriptive study, the authors assessed the psychosocial needs of victims of interpersonal violence, using a sample of 112 such victims aged 10 to 24 years and a specialized evaluation tool administered...
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- Targets of discrimination: Effects of race on responses to weapons holders
- Author:
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Greenwald, A. G. / Oakes, M. A. / Hoffman, H. G.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
- Topics:
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Criminology, Ethnicity, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Social Science
- Keywords:
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Race, Weapon carrying, simulated shooting
The authors examined the effect of race on rapid decisions towards persons holding weapons acted out in 2 computer-simulated tasks. Participants in this experiment responded to simulated (a) criminals...
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