PSY344H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Male Privilege, Victimology, Omen
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5 questions, 1 from each lecture 10 marks each. Leading cause of injury in american women sending more than 1 million for medical treatment every year. Spousal violence contributes to one fourth of all suicide attempts by women. 37% of all obstetric patients are battered during pregnancy. Leading cause of death in pregnant women is to be beaten by the one who impregnated them. Battering situations are most common to occur during marriage or first pregnancy. 50% of homeless women and children are fleeing from male violence. Fbi reports that over 1400 women are killed by their partners each year (6% of homicides) Lenore walker (1992) over one third of all women will be abused at some point in their lives. 16% of american families experience violence, 3-4% experience life threatening violence. Each year 188,000 women are injured severely enough to require serious medical attention (straus & gelles, 1988) Will abuse anybody, it is in their nature to be aggressive.
