couples- domestic violence 4 Flashcards
domestic violence definitionn a01
violence against another in a intimate relationship such as marriage or domestic violence
economic violence ao1 definition
when one intimate partner has control over other parter access to economic recourses
verbal abuse- a01 definiton
form of emotionally absuive behaviour involving use of lang
satisitcs of dv that follow particle patterns
99% of all incidents against women committed by men(gender form v)
nearly 1 in 4 women assulted by parter at time in life, 1 in 8 repeatedly(dobash and dobash)
mach 2020 bus for eng/Wales found 5.5% est adult pup reported victims of some form of domestic abuse
issues with official satistics
in dv
victims unwilling to report to police
police/prosectured reluctant to record/investigate/prosecute cases
women’s first aid federation 2014
dv accounts for between 1/6 or 1/4 of all reported violent crimes
yearshirc
on average women suffer 35 assaults before making report
cheal
state agency’s like police relucatnt to get involved with family
radical feminsm
dobash and dobash
dv evidence of patriarchy- men dominate women through domestic violence- sport of patriachle system helps maintain mens power
interviews 39 heterosexual couples together
radicle feminism dobash and dobash evaluation
not all men are aggressive, females are violent towards men/children, lesbian domestic violence, interviews reliable? women are not all equally risk of violence- vulnerable groups at greater risks CAGES
domestic violence due to ecnomic
materialistic explanation:wilkonsion and picket 2010
MARXIST FEMINSIT
focuses on economic/material factors such as inequality- low income more at risk.
dv result of stress of family memeber(overcrowding) caused by inewality+poverty- eg lack recourses/money/time
evaluation of marxist feminist materialistic explanation
helps explain violence in lower class doesnt explain why women over men are victims
marxist fem: från Ansley
‘wives are takers of shit’ capitislm= dv- but why all male workers not commit violent acts to parter?