Women Abuse

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r physically harmful. It would be nice if we could simply point out the factors that cause this violence against women. Unfortunately, this is all but impossible due to the ¡¥human factor¡¦. That is to say ¡V there is considerable variation among human beings. Violence against women varies according to income, education, age, marital status, employment status, religion, occupational status, and race/ethnicity. However, many correlates that increase the probability of violence have been identified. Men who believe in a set of familial patriarchal attitudes and beliefs that support male power and control over women are more likely to abuse females. The existence of an influential male peer support group. Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. Another correlate is alcohol consumption, most studies of violence against women note that alcohol often seems to be a related factor. Some researchers suggest that men use alcohol as an excuse ¡V I¡¦m sorry but I¡¦m drunk. Power Versus Feminist Theories of Wife Abuse To what extent does the patriarchal system or power affect or influence women abuse? While examining ¡§Power versus feminist theories,¡¨ it is important to acknowledge what is known about our research question. Feminist theories have focused much of their attention on structured gender inequality on a societal level. This automatically disadvantages women in terms of their economic status, educational level, and legal representativeness. Men who witness abuse while growing up as a child, who have been unemployed, who are married in a common law relationship, and those who have a low family income are more likely to adapt a patriarchal ideology which in turn is more likely to lead to an abusive male partner. Researchers have attempted to answer the many questions associated with wife abuse and have been successful in some areas yet neglect important issues. Power theor...