Domestic Violence! Flashcards
What are the main types of DV?
Physical, Psychological, Sexual, Financial & Emotional
How many assaults do women endure before informing the police and in who’s study is this mentioned in?
35, from a study by YEARSHIRE.
What type of abuse is marital rape? How many victims (in %) did not tell anyone about their experiences?
Sexual abuse/assault. 31% didn’t tell anyone
Who came up with the idea of ‘police hesitancy’ and what is it?
. CHEAL- person who came up with this.
. argues that STATE ORGANISATIONS like the police are HESITANT to become involved in DV cases as family are considered PRIVATE
What are the domestic abuse statistics for men and women?
women= 7/100 will suffer from DV by their partner
men= 4/100 will suffer from DV by their partner
what is ‘intimate intrusions: women’s experience of male violence’?
where STANKO focuses on VICTIMISATION experienced by WOMEN
What are Radical feminist’s views upon why DV occurs?
due to PATRIARCHAL STRUCTURES in society
What do Radical feminist believe violence does and what does it deny?
.keeps women under CONTROL
.denies them from their BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS
Is Melanie Phillips for or against the claim that DV denies women their basic rights and keeps them under control?
What does she suggest?
She is AGAINST this claim & suggests that women are EQUALLY as violent as MEN.
what % of men are victims of DV according to the BRITISH CRIME SURVEY?
That 40% of victims of DV are MEN!
what 2 elements might Marxist Feminist consider in relation to CAUSES of DV?
. women perceived lower status than men
. money
What 3 things Dobash and Dobash argue in ‘violence against wives’?
. that violence extends control over women
. there has been little intervention done to support VICTIMS of DV
. women are financially DEPENDENT on their husbands so rarely leave due to economical problems
In what year did MARITAL RAPE become illegal, and through which COURT?
1991 through the Court of Appeal
