SOCI 371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Learning Theory, Heteronormativity, Population Ageing
19 Jun 2018
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Intersecting sites of violence- gender, race, class
Violence- occurs when one individual is more vulnerable than another, and they lack of power.
Includes emotional, sexual, psychological violence.
Criminal Code of Canada- links intent and action. Requires both act and intent for an incident to be
considered a violent crime. It is difficult to link these two components together.
Abuse- use of harsh and harmful language and customs causing psychological harm
Violence- rough force in action, rough treatment, harm or injury and unlawful use of force. Does not
presuppose intent.
Spousal Violence- cases of murder, attempted murder, sexual violence and physical assault, threats and
criminal harassment and other violent offences in which the accused person is a spouse, ex-spouse, or
common law partner of the victim.
Theories:
Individual pathology model- individualistic explanation of violence- usually perpetrated by few troubled
individuals due to addiction and alcoholism. This model is too simplistic. This disregards power
imbalances, external factors.
Social Learning Theory- aggression is a learned behavior- link to early socialization and intergenerational
transmission. This takes away agency, role of power imbalance.
Stress and Crisis Theory- violence is the outcome of stress. This de-genderizes and de-ages stress. Does
not take into account power.
Feminist explanation- refuses to de-genderize violence. Links violence to power imbalances between the
genders. Violence in the family is not random, it is targeted, it is often severe and prolonged. It is about
control and power. Statistically the perpetrators are men and the victims are women and children.
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Masculine prison- the wall of masculinity prevents men from seeking help and support.
83% of victims of spousal violence are women. This has gone up.
Using surveys and data coming from women shelters is not good data, because the respondents are often
only urban, lower class, low income, low educated women. This data over represents certain groups and
does not ask other groups. Culture may impact decision not to report family abuse.
Types of Partner Violence:
Situational couple violence- in an altercation one person becomes violent. It is not cyclical, it is
situational due to stress.
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Document Summary
Violence- occurs when one individual is more vulnerable than another, and they lack of power. Criminal code of canada- links intent and action. Requires both act and intent for an incident to be considered a violent crime. It is difficult to link these two components together. Abuse- use of harsh and harmful language and customs causing psychological harm. Violence- rough force in action, rough treatment, harm or injury and unlawful use of force. Spousal violence- cases of murder, attempted murder, sexual violence and physical assault, threats and criminal harassment and other violent offences in which the accused person is a spouse, ex-spouse, or common law partner of the victim. Individual pathology model- individualistic explanation of violence- usually perpetrated by few troubled individuals due to addiction and alcoholism. Social learning theory- aggression is a learned behavior- link to early socialization and intergenerational transmission. This takes away agency, role of power imbalance. Stress and crisis theory- violence is the outcome of stress.
