Examine the Patterns of, and Reasons for Domestic Violence in the Family

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Examine the patterns of, and reasons for domestic violence in the family Domestic violence is violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner. Statistics show that 20-50% of the female population of the world will become the victims of domestic violence. Previously, within the United States, 22.1% of women will experience violence by an intimate partner sometime during her lifetime. According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, 17.6% of women will be raped during her lifetime. Even though its frown up in society there are individuals that are able to continue with they’re violent actions. Kathryn Coleman found a pattern that women were more likely than men to have experienced intimate violence across all types of abuse, to back up Coleman, Mirrlees Black similar found that most victims are women and 99% of incidents are committed by men and that 1 in 4 women will experience abuse and assault by their partner, this is confirmed by research conducted by Russell and Rebecca Dobash they cite examples of wives being slapped, beaten , raped or killed by their husbands however they argue that marriage legitimates violence against women because husbands tend to be in charge and women are often dependent. Radical feminists help explain why abuse patterns are concentrated around women and why they are more likely to be victims of abuse by men. Kate Millett and Shulamith Firestone argue that all societies have been founded on patriarchy; men are seen as the oppressors and exploiters of women, for radical feminists widespread domestic violence is inevitable in a patriarchal society and serves to preserve the power men have over women, they see male dominance over institutions as the reason police and courts are reluctant to deal with cases of domestic violence efficiently. Catriona MirrlesBlack’s
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