Feminists on why men commit crimes against women Flashcards
What do men do to women in a patriarchal society?
Oppress them
Name a secondary socialisation agent where discrimination could occur
The workplace
Why does Johnson call domestic abuse patriarchal terrorism?
Women do not know when the next domestic attack will occur
What did Johnson say?
The family is a major site for women’s oppression
What does Johnson call domestic abuse?
Patriarchal terrorism
What did Dobash and Dobash say about why domestic violence exists?
Men have the view that they have the right to discipline their wives
How can women be oppressed in the family?
By family members emotionally abusing them
Name a victim survey that suggests women are more likely to experience domestic abuse
CSEW
Name an act where a man feel he will need to discipline his wife
If they have not cooked dinner
What does recent victim survey evidence show about men committing crimes against women? What is this due to?
They still commit crimes against women due to patriarchy
Who argues the gender divisions in labour work makes women go to the domestic role?
Dobash and Dobash
According to 2020 CSEW Data, how many times more likely are women to experience domestic abuse?
Twice as likely
What did Dobash and Dobash say is the result of women being in the domestic role in terms of dependence?
They are dependent on their husband
Name a type of family structure beneficial for a women in a postmodern society
One where a woman is the breadwinner
What did Walklate try to find in victim surveys?
Why female domestic violence victims did not leave their partners
What did Stacey say?
Women have more freedom to make their own family structures
What did Walklate find in terms of where to go after leaving?
Women had nowhere else to go
What would Postmodernists say about women leaving abusive relationships?
It is much easier for them to leave in a postmodern society
What did Walklate find in terms of who was to blame for the violence?
Women blamed themselves for the violence they experienced
Why is it financially difficult for women to leave their husbands sometimes?
The woman does not have their own income
What did Walklate find was a threat to leaving their husband?
They could lose their children
What did Stacey find many women do with the housewife role?
They reject it
What concept did Messerschmidt create?
Hegemonic masculinity
What is hegemonic masculinity?
The form of masculinity that most men will follow
Name 2 behaviours of men under hegemonic masculinity
Being strong and assertive
What will it mean if men wish to enforce hegemonic masculinity traits in a relationship?
They are more likely to commit domestic abuse
What did Messerschmidt say will happen when men feel they are losing control over their partner?
They will resort to domestic violence
How can hegemonic masculinity enforcing apply to why some men kill their partners?
They are losing control of their partner but the loss of control has not happened because of someone else
What would Right realists argue about the choices of people to commit crimes?
They are rational
Which theory did Clarke create?
Rational Choice Theory
What does Rational Choice Theory say about the costs of committing crime in the modern day?
The costs are low
What does Rational Choice theory say about why people will usually commit crimes?
The reward outweighs the cost
What does it mean if the costs of committing crime are low?
People are less likely to be prosecuted
What does it mean for the cost of committing Domestic Violence?
The cost is low
What do Right Realists argue would happen to crimes like DV if there were more harsh punishments?
It would happen less
What form of policing does Clarke argue there should be?
Zero-tolerance policing
