domestic violence and abuse

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crime survey produced figures on domestic violence and other forms of abuse?
in 2014/15 survey found in the previous 12 months there were an estimated 261000 victims of domestic violence.
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research by nazroo
suggest that domestic violence perpetrated by men against women tends to be more serious than that perpetrated by women on men and women are likely to be much more fearful of the violence than men are.
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feminism?
erin pizza sees domestic violence as resulting from patriarchy. in a male dominated society men use violence or the treat of violence in order to control women.
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dysfunctional families?
abuse happens in families that do not function well. factors cause this such as cohabitation and divorce and decline in motel standards particularly those in lower classes.
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giddens
argues that it is the nature of family life that makes domestic violence quite common. family life is characterised by emotional intensity and personal intimacy.
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suggest that domestic violence perpetrated by men against women tends to be more serious than that perpetrated by women on men and women are likely to be much more fearful of the violence than men are.

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feminism?

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