GWST 4502 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Socioeconomic Status, Intersectionality, Mercedes-Benz W126
12 Jun 2015
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2006 more than half of family violence incidents reported to police involved spouses, representing about 15 per cent of all violent crimes reported (p. 63) Coercive controlling violence: a pattern of emotionally abusive intimidation, coercion, and control coupled with physical violence against partners (p. 70) Physical injury includes: bruises, scratches, burns, fractured or broken bones and teeth, head, genital or internal injuries, miscarriages. Women more often than men experience depression, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, feelings of shame and fear for their children. (p. 74) Harrison discovered that violence was condoned and supported through elements of the canadian military culture and this appeared to be associated with higher rates of intimate partner violence (p. 76) Seeing violence as a child can cause a person to be violent as they get older (p. 79: this links back to feuereisen"s book (invisible girls) Individual characteristics (think intersectionality: age, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, childhood exposure to violence (social, alcohol use (mental)
