Domestic Violence In the Family "A Feminist Perspective"

Date Submitted: 11/02/2002 01:37:36
Category: / Social Sciences
Length: 6 pages (1728 words)
The family is a fundamental unit encompassing the human society in which it is partnered. What then happens when this vital support unit is overwhelmed by domestic violence? In this essay I will try to point out to you the issues of family violence from a feminist point of view and how power and inequality are features of this perception. To describe this in a feminist way, we have to understand the meaning of feminism. …
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…on to others (women) "Every man is a supporter of violence against women, so long as he does not speak out against it"(Scutt, 1983, pg. 323). For women in society deserve our respect, our faith and above all, they deserve to have the same rights and equality that is freely given to men. We as a society should value women for what they are, mothers, wifes, lovers, and a great deal more, but above all equals.
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