Sociocultural Aspects of Domestic Violence (From Violence in the Home - Interdisciplinary Perspectives, P 124-149, 1986, Mary Lystad, ed. - See NCJ-100818)

• NCJ Number: 100824
• Author(s): D G Gil
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 26 pages
• Sale Source: Brunner/Mazel, Inc.
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The inequalities that exist in society with respect to status, rights, and power between the sexes and among individuals, ages, classes, and races are the basis for violence in all human relations, including violence in the family.

Abstract

These inequalities violate the individual development of persons and bring forth violent reactions from oppressed individuals and groups. The inequalities result from the use of coercion by the more powerful groups in society. This coercion is institutionalized into legal systems and justified through mythology, religion, philosophy, ideology, and history. The coercive processes produce violent responses from exploited individuals and groups. These violent reactions lead to more repressive reactions by dominant groups. Thus, prevention of domestic violence is mainly a political rather than a professional or technical issue. A process of transformation is needed toward a nonviolent, egalitarian, democratic, and humanistic order. The crucial steps in this process are the redefinition of work and of the rights of women and children and establishment of tax reform and the rights to health and education. 23 references.