SOCI 2445 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Domestic Violence, Social Exchange Theory, Elder Abuse
6 Sep 2018
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Negative effects on children who live at home (violence in a family) Personalities by the age of 8 is already formed, children learn at an early age what is acceptable. Encourage mandatory arrests takes the male out of the family home. Ineffective, the belief that the man is arrested and therefore, the fact that he is arrested will be a deterrent for him and others (the program doesn"t work) Photographic evidence being admitted in court if the women had fewer than 22 stiches on her body = husband not charged. First assess the situation (police aren"t trained in it) Protecting elders: major problem left on their own (doesn"t get reported, many cases that involve elder abuse involve former children, social exchange theory, attend to the problems that stick out not elderly abuse. Age young husbands and parents (under 30) are more likely to be involved in abusing wives and children most perorated by males.
