domestic violence
- Created by: maisyandrews05
- Created on: 03-06-19 11:38
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- domestic violence
- includes psychological, physical, sexual, finacial and emotional violence / abuse
- towards intimate partner or family member
- sociologists do not see domestic violence as an isolated event by 1 or 2 sick people
- too widespread across society
- crime survey - england / wales 2013
- 7.3% of women suffered DV
- 5% of men suffered DV
- problems with official stats
- under reported - victims fear abuse will increase
- police see it as a private sphere - may be reluctant to investigate
- family life = private
- on average, 2 women per week are killed by a current or ex male partner
- coleman and osborne 2010
- radical feminist explanation
- DV is a result of patriachy
- men oppress women, so it is an inevitable feature of society
- marriage = oppressive insitution
- preserve male power over women
- explains why most DV is carriedd out by men
- explains why so little is done - men dominate the states ruling bodies
- gov, police
- reluctant to address problem
- material explanation
- certain females more likely to be a victim
- lower social class
- live in deprived areas
- low income and housing inequalities = main cause of DV
- wilkinson and pickett - it occurs due to stress
- those with low income = more likely to have money worries, overcrowded housing
- evaluation
- does not explain why men are more violent
- certain females more likely to be a victim
- includes psychological, physical, sexual, finacial and emotional violence / abuse
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