SOCSCI 2O03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Blue-Collar Worker, Francine Hughes
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Page 150: other data neglect, condescension, unfaithfulness, physical or verbal abuse, sexual; aggressiveness, inconsideration = male characteristics that make women unhappy. Page 151: traditional package, women = responsive, emotionally sensitive, men = unresponsive, emotionally controlled. Page154: boswell = on conjugal relations, reproduction and the interior life of the family are held most private. We see sexual violence tolerated by our institutions, celebrated by our media, excused by our criminal system and ignored by many in our government. : old vs. new rape laws, woman blaming continues and man coddling continues. Women: clear risk factors associated with battering age = 1 in 5 are 18 to 34 years old recently separated recently divorced lower income households. Men: clear risk factors associated with battering, divorced or separated, younger men more likely to abuse than older men, men aged 45 or older who did not complete their university degree, men who are economically stressed.