Domestic violence (families) Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Dobash and Dobash
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- 109 unstructured interviews with w/c and m/c women who experienced DV- age ranged between 16-60
- two female researchers spent months with pts to build rapport and establish trust through use of open ended questions to gain understandings/meanings
- found that DV occurred when men felt women undermining their authority, marriage as legitimising violence against women through conferring power to men and dependency for women
- 88% of women has left at some point, but went back due to issues with financials, and problems with self esteem/ confidence
2
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Yearnshire (official statistics)
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- a women suffers 35 assaults before making a report, DV least likely crime to be reported
3
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Cheal (official statistics)
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- police or prosecutors as unwilling to investigate for three assumption abt family life;
1) family as a private sphere
2) family is a good thing, ignore darker sides
3) individuals are free agents, can leave abusive relationship when they want
4
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Official statistics social groups at risk
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- children and young women
- people in rented accommodation
- individuals of lower classes
- individuals with long term illness or disability
- low incomes/ financial difficulty
- high levels of alcohol or drug use
5
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Radical feminist explanation
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- Millet and Firestone; men are oppressors of women in all societies, acting as the enemies
- marriage as the key institution to oppressing women, with male domination of the state explaining refusal to intervene
6
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Materialistic explanation
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- Wilkinson; violence as a result of stress on family members caused by social inequality eg money, job, housing
- lack of money restricts peoples’ social circles and social networks, resulting in isolation
