family violence and abuse Flashcards
bernadette powell
- Black woman, poverty
- dropped out of high school and vocational college after having kids with Herman Smith
- alcoholism, violent beatings, torture, police called, protective disorder
- she shot Herman
- prosecutor said she planned it and was charged with murder
- she was blamed for it
where do most US mass murders occur?
in the family, residence
three categories of victims of family violence
intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse
intimacy
a type of relationship in which people love or at least know each other very well and interact in private
care relationship
a relationship in which one person is responsible for another’s care
intimate partner violence
violence between partners who are or were involved in a sexual or romantic relationship
situational couple violence
most common form; it results from specific arguments and does not involve an escalating pattern
coercive controlling violence
less common; involves a pattern of control or domination in the relationship and is likely to involve escalating violence, injury, psychological abuse, or stalking
who is at the greatest risk?
- women, especially younger
- families with economic hardships
- drug and alcohol abuse
- cohabitating relationships
- those who just leave abuser
- transgender people
how common are rape and sexual assault?
national intimate partner and sexual violence survey
- 14% of women, less than 1% of men have been raped
- in college, 15% of females by senior year
who is rape most often perpetrated by?
acquaintance, then partner, then stranger
since the 1990s, what is the trend of criminal violence and family violence?
decreasing
what are factors for declining violence?
increased services for women and children, increased economic independence, greater acceptance of divorce, decline in number of married or cohabiting adults
violence during the pandemic
fewer patients came to hospitals, but those who did had worse injuries
- greater impact on low-income communities and people of color
what do feminists argue about family violence?
male violence is the result of male domination
- violence is one way for men to maintain power
- sees sexual violence as a structural part of male domination
