Intimate Partner Violence ( Tda ) Directed Against Women

There is no question that intimate partner violence (IPV) directed against women is a fundamental issue. However, it is clear that a paradigm has been developed within the IPV literature which generally holds that it is gender-based; that perpetrators are exclusively or disproportionately male (Dutton., 2006) and that females are the sole victims. Whilst the original function of this paradigm was to generate social change in a direction that righted an imbalance against women (Dutton Nicholls., 2005), the present result is a misinformation regarding the reality of IPV. It holds that male-perpetrated violence towards women â€Å"arises from patriarchal values which motivate men to seek to control women’s behaviour, using violence if necessary† (Bates, Graham-Kevan Archer., 2013). It will be further explored in this essay how this claim, for the most part, has been rejected. In fact, a ‘gender neutral view’ of IPV has gradually emerged, beginning with the w ork of Strauss and colleagues around 30 years ago. Results from the 1985 National Family Violence Surveys (Straus Gelles., 1986) in the USA showed that 12.1% of husbands were victims of their wife’s violence, prompting interest in this novel field. Thus Steinmetz (1977/78) proposed the existence of the ‘battered husband syndrome’; findings in her paper showed that the rates of violence between both sexes in an intimate relationship were â€Å"very similar†, with at one stage it being shown that the violence of wivesShow MoreRelatedEssay Paper84499 Words   |  338 Pages4–22, page 29 Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 †¢ 4–23, page 30 Chapter 5 Other Responsibilities of Command, page 32 General †¢ 5–1, page 32 Appearance before congressional committees †¢ 5–2, page 32 Political activities †¢ 5–3, page 32 Command aspects of medical care †¢ 5–4, page 34 Family care plans †¢ 5–5, page 36 Accommodating religious practices †¢ 5–6, page 40 Prohibition of military labor unions †¢ 5–7, page 44 Complaints or accusations against military personnel †¢