SOC314H1 Chapter : SOC314 March 27th Reading (Duffy)
Document Summary
Family violence: a 21st century issue: ann duffy and julianne momirov. Family violence- understood as the hurt or suffering inflicted by family members on other family members. Institutional level, ambiguous definitions over hurt and violence. Single parents were more likely to be the head of the families in which child maltreatment was substantiated. Child abuse is more likely to be recognized in low income households because these families receive more scrutiny due to receiving welfare. Given deep historical roots, it is not surprising to find ample evidence of the normalization of violence and abuse in the history of canadian families. Globalization of the economy, advances in information technology, and global migration mean that family violence flows effortlessly across boarders. If these societies embrace strong patriarchal traditions- traditions that hold men"s rights as pre- eminent- it is likely that violence against women and girls in the family is common.
