SOCY 389 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Murray A. Straus, Conflict Tactics Scale

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 389
• Professor: Fiona Kay

Document Summary

To have a variable that would detect violences. Women hit husbands as often as husbands hit wives, women initate the assault as often as men do. If its serious, males are the victimes. Not a property of a deranged individual, often between loving relationships. Family alludes to private what does on in the family is private, closure/secracy. Women and children more likely to be victimized by someone they know closely. Focusing on physical injuries leaves out psychological impacts. Look at other aspects of violence, not just physical, emotional abuse. Focuses on number of events in the last 12 months. Course of the relationship of violent altercations. One physical assualt over the course of cohabitation. How often the events occur in a relationship. When men are assaulted the injuries are less. Men have greater economic resources so they dont need to go to shelters. Drinking under stress, alcohol use, alcohol fuels arguments. Males dont report as much as females.