John R. Hepburn is an interactionist who wanted to explain the process of interpersonal violence pattern and the high percentage of victims/offenders who know each other. About 20 to 24 percent of homicide, aggravated assault, and sexual assault occurred between either a well-known person or an intimate partner of the victims. In his article titled “Violent Behavior in Interpersonal Relationship,” Hepburn argues.
Violent behavior occurs when there is a conflict between two or more persons while interacting. If a person 's identity has been threatened, there are three ways the threat may be reduced: avoidance, acceptance, and retaliation. Retaliation is most likely to lead to violence because the individual does not want to be stigmatized as weak, unmanly, or foolish. The person will first retaliate verbally, or if it triggers them, with physical violence. There are five ways a person can react to physical violence: subculture of …show more content…
Their self-esteem and identities are very important to them, so if it is threatened, their reaction could lead to violence. So, violence is a normative reaction to a person with low socioeconomic status.
The article “Sexual Assault on Campus” by Elizabeth Armstrong, Laura Hamilton, and Brian Sweeney explains why the rates of sexual assault are high on college campuses. They used data from a study of college students at a Midwestern university and were able to show that sexual assault is predictable based on individual, organizational, and interactional levels. College students are at a higher risk of sexual assault than other women. Their study did not focus on the interaction theory, but the study did have factors that relate to the interactionist perspective on
Violent behavior occurs when there is a conflict between two or more persons while interacting. If a person 's identity has been threatened, there are three ways the threat may be reduced: avoidance, acceptance, and retaliation. Retaliation is most likely to lead to violence because the individual does not want to be stigmatized as weak, unmanly, or foolish. The person will first retaliate verbally, or if it triggers them, with physical violence. There are five ways a person can react to physical violence: subculture of …show more content…
Their self-esteem and identities are very important to them, so if it is threatened, their reaction could lead to violence. So, violence is a normative reaction to a person with low socioeconomic status.
The article “Sexual Assault on Campus” by Elizabeth Armstrong, Laura Hamilton, and Brian Sweeney explains why the rates of sexual assault are high on college campuses. They used data from a study of college students at a Midwestern university and were able to show that sexual assault is predictable based on individual, organizational, and interactional levels. College students are at a higher risk of sexual assault than other women. Their study did not focus on the interaction theory, but the study did have factors that relate to the interactionist perspective on