According to the article we read in class, Rape, Rape Culture and the Problem of Patriarchy, by Richard Potts, “Patriarchy is the manifestation and institutionalization of male dominance over women and children in the family and the extension of male dominance over women in the society in general”. Patriarchy is the power men hold that is built into social and cultural systems through gender roles and social control. The ideology of Patriarchy is a set of ideas that benefit men and keep women oppressed. Again, according to the same article, “Patriarchy implies that men hold power in all the important institutions of society and that women are deprived of access to such power”. Patriarchal belief systems can give men justification for abusive
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In an article by Morley & Dunstan regarding domestic violence, “Women's structural position of disadvantage, or gender inequality, has been recently identified across a wide range of cross-cultural studies as a causative factor of domestic violence” (Morley & Dunstan, 2016). The article also quotes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as saying, “Violence against women begins with disrespecting women”. Disrespect is at the heart of patriarchal systems and beliefs that oppress women and benefit men. Women are devalued as human beings while men are viewed as superior …show more content…
Seventy one percent of domestic violence incidents that are severe enough to cross the criminal threshold are perpetrated against women with sixty one percent perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. Domestic violence makes up seventeen percent of all violent crimes (Walby, et al. 2014). It is sad that our society, not only allows such treatment of women, but also encourages it through patriarchal ideals. Also, according to Walby, et al., when speaking of gender-based violence, the greater the gender inequalities, the more likely that conflict would lead to violence (Walby, et al. 2014). As women gain more autonomy, the family dynamics start to change, challenging historic entitlements held by men in society. As these power dynamics evolve, they come in conflict with traditional patriarchal beliefs about entitlement to use coercive control tactics by those in power. These beliefs are well established and lead to the use of violence and are a barrier to change (Asay,
In an article by Morley & Dunstan regarding domestic violence, “Women's structural position of disadvantage, or gender inequality, has been recently identified across a wide range of cross-cultural studies as a causative factor of domestic violence” (Morley & Dunstan, 2016). The article also quotes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as saying, “Violence against women begins with disrespecting women”. Disrespect is at the heart of patriarchal systems and beliefs that oppress women and benefit men. Women are devalued as human beings while men are viewed as superior …show more content…
Seventy one percent of domestic violence incidents that are severe enough to cross the criminal threshold are perpetrated against women with sixty one percent perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. Domestic violence makes up seventeen percent of all violent crimes (Walby, et al. 2014). It is sad that our society, not only allows such treatment of women, but also encourages it through patriarchal ideals. Also, according to Walby, et al., when speaking of gender-based violence, the greater the gender inequalities, the more likely that conflict would lead to violence (Walby, et al. 2014). As women gain more autonomy, the family dynamics start to change, challenging historic entitlements held by men in society. As these power dynamics evolve, they come in conflict with traditional patriarchal beliefs about entitlement to use coercive control tactics by those in power. These beliefs are well established and lead to the use of violence and are a barrier to change (Asay,