dark side of the family

Question 1

what did stankos survey find

Answer 1

over 80% of domestic violence distress calls are of women getting attacked by men and that 8% of incidents involved men getting attacked by a woman
this can criticise the functionalist view that the family stabilises adult personalities

Question 2

what did the british crime survey find

Answer 2

domestic violence accounts for almost 1/6 of all violent crimes (2007)

Question 3

what did coleman find

Answer 3

women are more likely to experience intimate violence than men are

Question 4

what did dobash and dobash find

Answer 4

they interviewed women in women’s refuges in scotland
found that violent incidents could be set off by what the husband saw as a challenge to his authority
they argue that marriage legitimates violence against women

Question 5

what do radical feminists believe

Answer 5

interpret findings like dobash and dobash’s study as evidence of patriarchy
men are the sole oppressors of women
widespread domestic violence is an inevitable part of a patriarchal society

Question 6

what did yearnshire find

Answer 6

on average a woman will suffer 35 assaults before making a report

Question 7

what did millet say

Answer 7

marriage is a patriarchal institution
men are the enemy
all societies are founded on patriarchy