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attack but your spouse. Women’s domestic violence happens through verbally, mentally, physical, sexually and economic abuse by a spouse. Dehumanization The act of dehumanization is clear in the world today in domestic violence tours women. “Violence against women are a global public health problem occurring in a multitude of contexts and domestic violence is considered to be the most pervasive one” (Sapkota, Bhattarai, Baral, & Pokharel, 2016, p. 3). Domestic violence also called…

young woman involved in a relationship with a man who commits violent acts, of the mind, the body or the spirit, is generally considered to be a victim of a heinous crime. Women in these dire situations are viewed as helpless victims cruelly taken advantage of. However, there exists a grey area when it comes to the issue of women in abusive relationships, specifically when the woman commits a heinous deed herself: the act of murder. Though only 19% of spousal murders and 22% of…

discussed by the performance. Neely (2013) states, “Genderism and male supremacy shape men’s relationships with women […] the words we choose, how we position our bodies, the roles we take on, and our objectifying male gaze all make public spaces unwelcome or threatening to women” (p.357). This quote speaks to reoccurring theme represented throughout the presentation by Visions and Voices that women are constantly being made to feel like objects and that this is due to male…

Rationale Based upon Aileen’s crimes, scholars would suggest that she is a hedonistic, comfort killer that was motivated by profit (Ioannuo, 2010). More specifically, Holmes and Holmes (1998) would classify her as a hedonistic serial killer, in that she “seeks pleasure and benefits from killing and derives satisfaction from the murder event” (Ioannou, 2010, p.310). Aileen classifies as a comfort killer according to Holmes and Holmes (1998) because she committed her murders as a means for profit…

people who barely know about domestic violence, it is more likely to be a problem where the victims are a man’s wife or kids, not the man. The media elevates stories of battered women because most often women are seen as fragile and in need of protection, which increases the strength of the stereotype. The ideas of women needing protection and men being violent is always ingrained in our minds because of the media. Hence, it is easy for people to ignore that men can also be a victim of domestic…

resources, patriarchy is describes the domination of women by men. It is apparent that the abuser used fear and physical violence to exert control and gain power in his relationship not only over his partner, but his children. I also observed that the abuser wanted his partner to perform more traditional roles such as working less at her job to care for the home and children. Another aspect of domestic violence that was frustrating to me was why women have such a difficult time leaving abusive…

intimate partner violence affects women more than men, intimate partner violence is not based on sex or gender. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011), within the United States, intimate partner violence affects more than one out of three women (35.6%), and more than one out of four men (28.5%). In other words, all women (heterosexual and non-heterosexual) and all men (heterosexual and non-heterosexual)…

discrimination experienced by women based on their gender. Remember, there are few biological differences between men and women at birth, but the social norms associated with being a “women” result in discrimination against females. Children are taught “gender norms” from a young age i.e. what it means to be a “women” in terms of dress, language, expectations, roles within the…

succeed. Women have to fight the wage gap and the glass ceiling in order to be given equal opportunities as the other applicants that do not have two X chromosomes. This leads to the question, what companies can do to eliminate these barriers? The Glass Ceiling ‘The Glass Ceiling,’ is a term that refers to the barrier that women face when they try to progress within their company. “The ‘glass’ metaphor describes the transparent quality of the ceiling, because it is not…

First Take is a program run by ESPN that discusses sports news and includes debates. This program runs for two hours covering the topics that may appear to be the most important for the day. They air sports footage as well. For example, during a time when the media was focusing on issues of domestic violence among athletes, First Take spent a significant amount of time covering athletes committing domestic violence. Due to the host placing certain levels of importance on domestic violence…