Exam 14: Violence in Families

Immigrant men experience a decrease in their social status as they often find it difficult to find employment commensurate with the education and work experience gained in their countries of origin.

It was during the first wave of feminism (in the late 1800s, early 1900s) when women began to speak publicly about their experiences of domestic violence.

Describe the "power and control wheel" found on page 297.

Discuss Donald Dutton's work and how it is used to explain domestic violence.

Phrases like 'rule of thumb' come from an old English law in which a husband was allowed to hit his wife in order to discipline her.

Discuss the prevalence of domestic violence.

Psychological and verbal abuse includes name-calling, put-downs, and other attacks on a woman's self-worth.

The typical cycle of violence has four phases: 1) being intimate; 2) tension building; 3) violence; and 4) honeymoon.

Attitudes that tolerate violence and abuse are passed down between mothers and daughters from generation to generation.

Discuss the importance of religious beliefs and practices to immigrant women.

Violence in families takes place between spouses and common-law partners; it occurs through the abuse of children by parents; it is perpetrated by family members against older persons within the family; and violence is used by siblings against each other.

Discuss the National Framework for Collaborative Police Action on Intimate Partner Violence.