FAD-2230 Study Guide - Physical Strength, Intimate Partner Violence, Incest
Document Summary
Chapter 11 family stress and crises, violence among intimates. Legitimate power- power given to someone by another body/entity/person; police officers are given authority by the state; attorneys have the power by bar association to practice and defend the law but they still don"t have power to arrest. Marital power: first studied in 1950"s, blood and wolfe: interviewed wives only. Resource hypothesis: the spouse with more resources has more power in marriage (ex. - bringing home a paycheck, providing for the family) Women also brought some at the time (love, nurturing, home-making, cooking, cleaning) Most families (72%) had relatively egalitarian decision-making structure. Criticisms of study (cid:222) what domains men and women have power over: women = food, shopping, cleaning, men = where they live, jobs, finances. Having the power to make trivial decisions is not the same as having the power to make important ones . Resources and gender: men tend to have more resources.
