Feminist Theories Of Domestic Violence

Women are included in the population at risk suffering from economic deprivation, alienation, marginalization and oppression. Gender inequality is the social difference between males and females in today’s society, this inequality is present in the work place and home environments which increase the vulnerability that can lead to traumatic events to include domestic violence. Our literature focused on two organizational theories that applied to communities providing service to the population of women with trauma history as it relates to domestic violence. The theoretical perspectives that were presented in the text were human relations theories and feminist theory. We evaluated the social, political, and economical history of these theories, pioneers who paved the way for the …show more content…
These costs do not only affect the present generation; what begins as an assault by one person on another, reverberates through the family and the community into the future” (Kaur, R., &Garg, S, 2008, p.73). As social work students we must develop the educational foundation in order to recognize signs of abuse in order to help our clients. Utilizing the human relations theory and the feminist theory we believe that we successfully displayed the importance of advocacy for the victim, displayed the ability to assist clients in self- discovery and determination. The feminist concept is broad and can be used effectively once overcoming the barriers that victims can create. The human relations concepts can be challenging but with the companies emphasizes to motive employee’s victims can develop a comfortability with two-way communication and open up about the abuse. New insights that were developed was the ability to provide past concepts to current populations of oppression, understanding that the foundation was established long before now, but is just as beneficial now then it was when the pioneers pathed the