Family - Domestic Violence

Question 1

HOME OFFICE 2013 - definition of domestic violence

Answer 1

“Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 and over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.”

Question 2

CRIME SURVEY FOR ENGLAND AND WALES (statistic)

Answer 2

2 million people reported being a victim of domestic violence in the previous year

Question 3

COLEMAN

Answer 3

Women are more likely to experience sexual violence across all four types of violence (family, sexual, stalking, partner)

Question 4

Dobash and Dobash

Answer 4

Study of violence against women. Due to challenge of mans authority.

Question 5

CHEAL

Answer 5

Police are reluctant to report all incidences because the family is the private sphere and they don’t want to see the ‘dark side’ of it, as the family is supposed to be a good thing (as functionalists claim)

Question 6

MILLETT AND FIRESTONE

Answer 6

Societies are founded on patriarchy. Men are the enemy and the oppressors and exploiters of women.

Question 7

TWO EXPLANATIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Answer 7

Radical feminists - patriarchy

Materialist - economic factors e.g. Lack of resources