Domestic Violence
- Created by: Lilly K
- Created on: 23-03-14 12:35
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- Domestic Violence
- Mirrlees-Black (1999)
- There are 6.6 million domestic assaults a year
- Nearly 1 in 4 women has been assaulted at some time in her life
- Social groups at greater risk: children & young people, working class, low income people
- Dobash & Dobash (1979)
- Marriage legitimates violence against women
- Does this by conferring power & authority on husbands and dependence on wives
- Violent incidents could be set off by what a man saw as a challenge to his authority
- Marriage legitimates violence against women
- Cheal (1991)
- Police aren't prepared to become involved in the family
- Believe the family is a private sphere, so access by state agencies should be limited
- Believe the family is a good thing, so they tend to neglect "darker side" of the family
- Believe if a woman is being abused, she is free to leave their husband
- This is not true as these women are usually financially dependent on their husbands
- Police aren't prepared to become involved in the family
- Wilkinson (1996)
- Domestic violence is the result of stress on family members caused by social inequality
- Those on low incomes or live in overcrowded homes experience higher levels of stress
- This reduces chances of maintaining stable, caring relationship, and increases risk of conflict & violence
- Radical Feminists
- Patriarchal society is responsible for encouraging domestic violence against women
- This is because it gives me more power
- Patriarchal society is responsible for encouraging domestic violence against women
- Mirrlees-Black (1999)
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