SOC 3371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Child Protection, Concentrated Poverty, Puritans
12 Nov 2020
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Domestic violence: violent acts between family members or between partners in intimate or dating relationships, viewed as an important barrier to women"s equality by the feminist movement. Puritans believed that the government should enforce moral behavior: moral behavior excluded violent acts by husbands against their wives. Intervention received: broader support when it was used to support families. Lesser support when it was seen as undermining men"s authority over families. First law against wife beating was enacted in 1641 in massachusetts: strictness with which the law was enforced was unclear, actual number of people charged was small. Child protection movement arose in the late 1800s: children viewed as emotionally rewarding beings to be nurtured. Power and authority of men to control the behavior of women. Social structure has supported men"s control over women through law and social custom. Laws that allowed husbands to use some degree of physical force against their wives are an example.
