Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Religious Abuse, Economic Abuse, Sleep Deprivation
16 Apr 2021
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Contemporary definition of domestic violence arose from research and activism associated with addressing the social problem of violence against women. Majority of victims are women and the majority of perpetrators are men. Domestic violence does occur in same sex relationships: lots of research about domestic violence in lesbian relationships. A broad definition of domestic violence lists acts of violence beyond those found in the narrow definition including acts of psychological, verbal, financial, and spiritual abuse. Instead, multiple interventions including change to many of society"s foundational institutions such as family, government, education systems, and religion must occur . Now, canada uses a combination of data from statistics canada general social survey on. Domestic violence may be experienced differently in some other types of people in canada: unique factors associated with certain subgroups of the population cannot make particularly vulnerable in situations of violence. i. e. immigrants. Immigrant women often feel very responsible for the success of marriages.
