1⃣ Couples 4) domestic violence

Question 0

Why do police statistics underestimate its extent

Answer 0

> under-reporting
-domestic violence is the violent crime which least get reported
-BCS estimates under a third assaults are reported
-yearnshire
~ on average a women suffers 35 assaults before reporting abuse

> under-recording
-police often unwilling to report, investigate pr prosecute domestic violence
~not wanting to get involved in private sphere of the family
~believe if individual is unhappy they should leave
~but women and children financially dependant on partner

Question 1

Statistics for domestic violence

Answer 1

> BCS

• 6.6 million assaults per year
• 1 in 4 women assaulted by partner at some time

Question 2

Describe the radical feminist explanation on domestic violence

Answer 2

> radical feminist see domestic violence the result of patriarchy

> men oppresses women, mainly through family
-they benefit from women’s unpaid domestic labour and sexual services
-domestic violence enables men to control women
~inevitable in a patriarchal society

> men dominate the state
-reason why police and the court fails to take domestic violence seriously

Question 3

Provide evidence that supports the radical feminists explanation on domestic violence

Answer 3

> Dobash and Dobash

• violence triggered when they felt their authority has been challenged
• marriage legitimates violence by giving power to men

Question 4

Provide a criticism for the radical feminist explanation on domestic violence

Answer 4

• radical feminist only explains why their is violence by men against women
• however it doesn’t explain why theres violence by women against men, children or lesbian partners

-elliot argues not all men benefits from it
~not all are aggressive
~most are apposed to domestic violence

Question 5

What other groups are likely to be victims of domestic abuse

Answer 5

• children
• young people
• poor
• lower classes
• alcohol and illegal drug users

Question 6

Who supports domestic violence and inequality

Answer 6

> wilkinson
-these patterns are a result of stress in the family
~caused by social inequality

• families that lack resources
  ~lower income, poor housing
  ~suffer more stress, and this increases the risk of violence

Question 7

What is the criticism of wilkinson explanation

Answer 7

• wilkinson show how inequality causes higher level of stress and violence
• doesn’t mention why women rather then men are the miain victims