SOC 502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Verbal Abuse, Media Play, Masculinity
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Sociological analysis of family violence: definitions & measurements, social reasons for violence, liberal philosophy & the separation of the private/public spheres, the myth of the family as a haven, patriarchy, the role of the media, definitions & measurements. Family : who and what is the family : historically, family was defined by legal contract (ex. husbands & wives, adoption), and by blood ties (i. e. , biologically related). For starters, remarrying now occurs for reasons more than just death (which is the cause for historical remarrying). Today, when referring to family, it can refer to people who we have no biological or legal ties but we recognize as our family. When conflict occurs, people may leave their family and create their own (ex. coming out of the closet and leaving your home). And why are they all wrong? (i. e. be. Very careful when gathering stats because they are wrong and you must recognize that) (why? refer to physical violence point)
