Ginsberg Y
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1984;20(4):257-68. doi: 10.2190/l3ta-np58-5vch-pl7t.
This article deals with the impact of fear of crime on the daily behavior of elderly Jews in two racially mixed, deteriorating neighborhoods, one in Boston and the other in London. Although people in both places expressed their fears in a similar language, their behavior was different: the Boston elderly retreated behind locked doors, while the London elderly continued their daily routine almost uninterrupted. Three factors are discussed: crime rate in each neighborhood, the different ecological pattern of both cities, and the impact of racial change. Above all, it seems, the different effect of fear of crime on behavior can be explained by the way the elderly regarded themselves vis-a-vis the community. The London Jews still felt themselves to be a part of their community while the Boston Jews felt alienated from it.
本文探讨了对犯罪的恐惧对居住在两个种族混合、环境日益恶化社区中的老年犹太人日常行为的影响，其中一个社区在波士顿，另一个在伦敦。尽管两地的人们用相似的语言表达了他们的恐惧，但他们的行为却有所不同：波士顿的老年人闭门不出，而伦敦的老年人几乎未受干扰地继续着他们的日常生活。文中讨论了三个因素：每个社区的犯罪率、两个城市不同的生态模式以及种族变化的影响。最重要的是，对犯罪的恐惧对行为产生不同影响的原因似乎在于老年人如何看待自己与社区的关系。伦敦的犹太人仍然觉得自己是社区的一部分，而波士顿的犹太人则感到与社区疏远。
