CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Gartner
25 Sep 2018
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Primarily significance of employment is symbolic- it concerns the relative status of husbands and wives. Especially true in relationships structured on male authority and female dependence. Spousal violence used to dominate and control women in marital relationships. Interpersonal violence (12% of sample- largest group experiencing violence) Occasional outbursts, more randomly distributed in terms oage, income, employment/unemployment status. Non-systematic abuse (3% of sample- smaller group experiencing violence) highly likely to be pushed, shoved, slapped. Likely to have been threatened, had something thrown at them. Relatively low likelihood of being beaten, choked, forced to have sex. Systematic abuse (1% of sample- smallest group experiencing violence) Likely to have experienced multiple forms of violence close to 100% have been threatened, pushed, hit, kicked. About 75% beaten or choked. about 25% physically attacked, forced to have sex, threatened with a gun or knife. Macmillan and gartner say that those subjected to systematic abuse are victims of.
