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Religion and Intimate Partner Violence in Chile: Macro- and Micro-Level Influences

Evelyn L. Lehrer
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Vivian L. Lehrer
Urban Justice Center

Ramona Krauss
University of Illinois at Chicago



IZA Discussion Paper No. 4067

Abstract:     
The Catholic Church has had a strong influence on the Chilean legal and social landscape in ways that have adversely affected victims of intimate partner violence; e.g., it succeeded until just five years ago in blocking efforts to legalize divorce. At the same time, quantitative studies based on survey data from the United States and other countries show a generally favorable influence of religion on health and many other domains of life, including intimate partner violence. The present study explores the puzzle posed by these seemingly opposing macro- and micro- level forces. Results based on data from the 2005 Survey of Student Well-Being, a questionnaire on gender based violence administered to students at a large public university in Chile, show that moderate or low levels of religiosity are associated with reduced vulnerability to violence, but high levels are not. This non-linearity sheds light on the puzzle, because at the macro level the religious views shaping Chile's legal and social environment have been extreme.

Keywords: intimate partner violence, religion

JEL Classifications: Z12, J12, J16

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Date posted: March 30, 2009 ; Last revised: March 30, 2009

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Lehrer, Evelyn L., Lehrer, Vivian L. and Krauss, Ramona, Religion and Intimate Partner Violence in Chile: Macro- and Micro-Level Influences. IZA Discussion Paper No. 4067. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1369813


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Evelyn L. Lehrer (Contact Author)
University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Economics ( email )
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7121
United States
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
P.O. Box 7240
D-53072 Bonn Germany
Ramona Krauss
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL 60612
United States
Vivian L. Lehrer
Urban Justice Center ( email )
123 William Street 16th Floor
New York, NY 10038
United States
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