Sociology 3358F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Homicide, Hotton, Disinvestment
15 Oct 2018
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Three factors: if there is a step child in the house, if woman leaves partner, increases risk factor for violence, extreme jealousy, increases risk for female murder. Viole(cid:374)ce agai(cid:374)st wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:374)d it(cid:859)s pre(cid:448)ale(cid:374)ce: according to gss, women continue to be more frequently subjected to severe forms of violence from men than men are from women. 7% of women reported experiencing some type of violence in their intimate relationships, compared to 6% of men. Twice as likely to be beaten by their partners. 5 times more likely to be choked. 16% of women who were victimized also reported assault. Twice as many reported chronic, ongoing assaults (10 or more) Important to note that it is not the matter of prevalence, but the severity of violence! It often leads to the criminalization of women: women are more likely than men to commit crimes, as a result of their victimization, for example:
