Domestic violence Flashcards
define domestic violence and abuse
any incident or pattern of incidents of
controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse
between those aged 16 or over
who are or who have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality
what types of abuse can DV encompass
not limited to, but can include
psychological, physical, sexual, financial and emotional
CSEW prevalence rate of DV estimation for year ending March 2022 - men and women
5% of adults
7% women
3% men
criticism of the CSEW survey
shows a narrow gender gap and many other studies show otherwise
problem with unreported crime
what did Colemen’s (2007) research show
women are more likely to suffer intimate violence
2 women a week killed by former or current partner
on average how many assaults does a women suffer before making a report - Yearnshire (1997)
35
how many women in England and Wales will experience dv in their lifetime
1/4
what % of dv occurs in front of children in a family home
90%
what percentage of children have been exposed to dv
around 20%
6 reasons which may cause DV
increasingly isolated families
intense emotional situations
patriarchy
conflict/ division in society
relative deprivation
longer working hours/ work pressures
relative deprivation
the idea that people are deprived compared to others in society
e.g. standard of living condition
why do isolated families facilitate dv
more difficult for others to see what is going on
everything is behind closed doors
‘private matters’
when was it legal to rape your wife up until?
1991
marxist feminism - Ansley’s quote
wives are the ‘takers of shit’
Marxist concepts which may lead to dv
status frustration - taken out on wives and children
family becomes a ‘safety valve’ for exploited male workers in a capitalist system
Radical Feminist viewpoints on dv
relationships are political when there are inequalities in power
males use dv to reassert dominance
criminal justice system fails victims of abuse due to patriarchal attitudes
Dobash and Dobash (1979 onwards)
published ‘violence against wives’ - 1979
interviewed women in womens refuges in scotland and used police and court records to research dv.
marriage legitimises violence over women by conferring power and authority on husbands and dependency on wives
family is the most violent place a woman will ever be - 25% of all recorded violent crimes are wife assault, only 2% of wives report the abuse they suffer
Wilkinson and Pickett’s viewpoint on dv - Postmodernists
Materialist explanation
caused by stress as a result of social inequality
families on lower incomes may have overcrowded accommodation and experience stress from paying the bills and work
not all families are equally in danger of dv
black feminists viewpoint on the family
family is a safe haven from racism and a support system
family is and escape from double oppression
