Domestic violence

Question 1

define domestic violence and abuse

Answer 1

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

Question 2

what types of abuse can DV encompass

Answer 2

not limited to, but can include

psychological, physical, sexual, financial and emotional

Question 3

what did the CSEW (crime survey for england and wales) estimate in the year ending March 2022?

Answer 3

2.4 million adults experienced domestic abuse that year

Question 4

CSEW prevalence rate of DV estimation for year ending March 2022 - men and women

Answer 4

5% of adults

6.9% women
3% men

Question 5

criticism of the CSEW survey

Answer 5

shows a narrow gender gap and many other studies show otherwise

problem with unreported crime

Question 6

what did Colemen’s (2007) research show

Answer 6

women are more likely to suffer intimate violence

2 women a week killed by former or current partner

Question 7

on average how many assaults does a women suffer before making a report - Yearnshire (1997)

Answer 7

35

Question 8

how many women in England and Wales will experience dv in their lifetime

Answer 8

1/4

Question 9

what % of dv occurs in front of children in a family home

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

what percentage of children have been exposed to dv

Answer 10

around 20%

Question 11

6 reasons which may cause DV

Answer 11

increasingly isolated families

intense emotional situations

patriarchy

conflict/ division in society

relative deprivation

longer working hours/ work pressures

Question 12

relative deprivation

Answer 12

the idea that people are deprived compared to others in society

e.g. standard of living condition

Question 13

why do isolated families facilitate dv

Answer 13

more difficult for others to see what is going on

everything is behind closed doors

‘private matters’

Question 14

when was it legal to rape your wife up until?

Answer 14

1991

Question 15

marxist feminism - Ansley’s quote

Answer 15

wives are the ‘takers of shit’

Question 16

Marxist concepts which may lead to dv

Answer 16

status frustration - taken out on wives and children

family becomes a ‘safety valve’ for exploited male workers in a capitalist system

Question 17

Radical Feminist viewpoints on dv

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Dobash and Dobash (1979 onwards)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Wilkinson and Pickett’s viewpoint on dv - Postmodernists

Materialist explanation

Answer 19

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

Question 20

black feminists viewpoint on the family

Answer 20

family is a safe haven from racism and a support system

family is and escape from double oppression