Domestic Violence Flashcards
What is the radical feminist argument of domestic violence?
domestic violence is a core feature of patriarchal society with women as the primary victims.
define domestic violence and give the different types.
violence in the family, household, or intimate relationships.
intimate partner (gender based) violence,child abuse and elder abuse.
what is the first radical feminist analysis
1976 Domestic Violence Act were put in place to combat domestic violence - rape in marriage became illegal in 1991
what is the second radical feminist argument
women liberation movement
set women’s shelters or refuges where they could escape from the violence in the household
What is the second evidence for radical feminists
refugee research 2023 - 25% of women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime and 84% of victims are women.
Who is the evidence for radical feminists?
Evelyn Rose (2022)
What did Rose argue?
75% of the reported cases of domestic abuse do not result in legal punishment for abusers. The likely figure is much higher because many victims are unwilling to report abuse.
What did marxist feminists argue
domestic violence is caused by capitalism and working-class women are the primary victims of abuse in the household, families, and intimate relationships
who is the marxists evidence
Fran Ansley (1972)
What did Fran Ansley (1972) argue
wives are ‘takers of shit’. That men relieve stress from their exploitation in the capitalist system by abusing women.
Instead of directing their anger to the ruling-class, they misdirect it to women.
prevents working-class men and women to unite and overthrow capitalism.
who is the marxist analysis ?
‘shadow pandemic’ in rising domestic violence.
national domestic abuse helpline increased by 65% explained by :
working from home
rise in women’s unpaid labour
men’s declining mental health.
what is the black feminist’s point
domestic abuse through intersectionality by the interweaving of class, racial and gender domination.
violence through attempts to assert or reproduce their power
who is the evidence for black feminists
Hillary Potter (2006)
what did Hillary Potter (2006) argue
black working-class women experience domestic abuse differently because of their ‘triple opression’
how can potter’s argument be explained further
ONS statistics from 2023 supporting this, found black women in the UK were 9% more likely to experience domestic abuse
