SOCI 2520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Abusive Power And Control, Conflict Tactics Scale, Intimate Partner Violence
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One of the major structural transformations of north american society since world war ii has been the movement of married women into the paid labor force. From one perspective, diminished resources lead to stress, frustration, and conflict that can culminate in violence between spouses. Resource deprivation that accompanies unemployment should thus increase risks of spousal violence: violence should be particularly prevalent in relationships in which both partners are unemployed. Fro(cid:373) a(cid:374)other perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e, it is (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that affe(cid:272)ts their risks of spousal (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Wi(cid:448)es" e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, rather tha(cid:374) hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)ds", should redu(cid:272)e spousal (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:272)reasi(cid:374)g (cid:449)i(cid:448)es" economic independence: unemployed women lack the resources to leave abusive relationships or negotiate (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) their part(cid:374)ers" (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior. Marriages are exchange relationships governed by culturally defined principles of equity and status expectations: exchange theory predicts the party who is disadvantaged on reward power would be more likely to resort to coercion in such relationships.