SOCI2663 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Abusive Power And Control, Institutional Abuse, Domestic Violence
Family Violence October
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Domestic violence refers to all forms of violence occurring in the domestic
context
Family violence encompasses all forms of violence between family members
Domestic/family Violence
Family violence
Domestic violence
Conjugal violence
Intimate partner violence
Women abuse
Violence against women
Sexual assault
Child abuse
Elder abuse
Domestic violence/ intimate partner violence
Domestic violence traditionally referred to the violence between heterosexual
married couple
IPV is now more common use to mane the violence (psychological, physical,
sexual) between current or former partners (married or common law)
Dating relationships
Homosexual/heterosexual
NB definition of intimate partner violence
Previously or currently in an intimate relationship using abuse, threats, harassing,
violence, or dominate control of other
Individuals who were previously involved, same-sex, different-sex, or whether the
couple lives together
Forms of Violence
Emotional violence
Physical violence
Sexual violence
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Financial violence
Spiritual violence
Criminal violence
Threats and attempt to kill
Approaching intimate partner violence
Macleod conducted study that provided an estimate of the incidence of wife
beating in Canada using sample women residing in transition houses across the
country
Intimate partner violence is now viewed as a gender, social, and systematic
problem that needs to be addressed publicly, through state intervention
Why victim stay in relationship
Common sense: they should flee for their own personal safety
In the past, women were unsure how responsive and understanding a male
dominate criminal justice would really be if they reported the abuse
Not too long ago, police intervention was consisting in calming the parties and
leave
Challenge to Leaving
Not recognizing IPV (intimate partner violence)
Impact over time
Hopes/dreams
No hopes/ other support
Social pressure
Fear
Traumatic bonding
Women also believe, and research seems to substantiate this, that others, like
employers, may not necessarily be all that supportive
Many victims suffer from depression, low self esteem and fear, which is
understandable given their circumstances, this situation may be worsened if children are
involved
Men IPV Victim
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Men, by nature, are usually physically bigger than women and they make up the
vast majority or perpetrators of intimate partner violence
In recent years, men are coming forward and reporting their victimization to
authorities
IPV trends
In 2013, 336,000 persons aged 15-89 were victims of a police reported violent
crime
Among these, more than one quarter, 27%, had been victimized by an intimate
partner
The end of a relationship does not necessarily mean the end of violence, in some
cases, the violence can intensify following a breakup
2/3 of victims of IPV were victimized by a current partner
Women account of 80% of police reported IPV
What is the conflict tactic scale?
Is used primarily to measure the nature and extent of violence between
heterosexual couples
Developed in 1979 and revised in 1996 in response to critics regarding its limited
applicability to heterosexuals
Scale measures three types of aggression: physical, psychological and tactics of
negotiation
Controversies about CTS
Ignores gendered power imbalances existing within marriage and society
It excludes crucial details about motives, intentions, and consequences
CTS assumes that men and women enjoy equal power, authority and resource
CTS presents a list of ways of setting differences
Battered women syndrome
Woman who has been repeatedly abused by a spouse
Usually entails chronic abuse of a victim who in dealing with a form of post-
traumatic stress disorder
Continuum violence
IPV is part of a continuum in people’s lives. It is not a one time event
It is not a situation where the abuser lose control
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Document Summary
Domestic violence refers to all forms of violence occurring in the domestic context. Family violence encompasses all forms of violence between family members. Domestic violence traditionally referred to the violence between heterosexual married couple. Ipv is now more common use to mane the violence (psychological, physical, sexual) between current or former partners (married or common law) Previously or currently in an intimate relationship using abuse, threats, harassing, violence, or dominate control of other. Individuals who were previously involved, same-sex, different-sex, or whether the couple lives together. Macleod conducted study that provided an estimate of the incidence of wife beating in canada using sample women residing in transition houses across the country. Intimate partner violence is now viewed as a gender, social, and systematic problem that needs to be addressed publicly, through state intervention. Common sense: they should flee for their own personal safety.
