Domestic and Family Violence
Domestic and family violence is common in many homes involving wives, children, or husbands. In Mills' article domestic violence is presented as abuse towards women especially by feminists who tend to defend them without investigating the issue. Men are judged and associated with hurting their wives and never given a chance to offer self-defense. However, this dimension of thinking is biased since nowadays women are no longer housewives or victims of societal rules. Studies have revealed that men and women abuse each other and in some cases, women are the ones that strike at their husbands (Mill, 2009). Domestic violence is therefore presented in a one-dimension thinking in which the man carries the blame even when both are involved "women don't hit men. Only men are the abusers" (Mills, 2009). Mills therefore, notes that men and women abuse one another at similar rates but he injuries inflicted on males are less serious thus many are never reported. Several examples have been highlighted in the article including that of Rihanna and Chris Brown.
Family and Domestic Violence in Context
In Bacci (1999), family and domestic violence is presented and interpreted depending on its location of context. Many of the violent activities happen in people's homes and privacy thus it is difficult to address them. Feminist researchers interested in domestic and family violence focus on examination of the gendered context of evidence. Different actors including feminists have published the issue of family and domestic violence in this source. Policy makers affect the notion of gender symmetry debate in Australia. Feminist acknowledged domestic violence as a major problem affecting several people. Women are considered victims of sexual as well as partner violence which they suffer in the hands in male perpetrators. In Australia, policy on violence targets women as the main focus to monitor the progress and reduce the violence. Thus, in Bacci's work domestic and family violence is connected with women who are considered as the victims.
The Connection Between Sex and Domestic Violence
In Heberle and Grace (2009) domestic and family violence can be in form of sex, which is often theorized as an assault on women. Any unwanted sexual intercourse involving a man and a woman in the home is termed as domestic or family violence according to socialists. Women and girls are the majority victims although men and boys can also be sexually abused at home. Sexual violence has been politicized by feminist domestic movements through legislation thus in many cases, women are still the victims. Policies that are established in many countries tend to defend women and girls as they are considered the greatest victims. Sociologists and political activists have come up with policies to guard against family violence. However, many of them go unreported due to the societal norms that influence the attitudes of various people.
Gendered Victimisation and the Need for Equal Protection
Victimization of women is gendered thus are considered as the ones in oppression in a family setup in many cultures (Powell & Webster, 2018). Therefore, any violence against women is given special focus when policies and efforts are being put in place to guard against family attacks. Although men receive similar threats in their homes, the law tends to protect women as they are considered the weaker characters. The society is therefore biased and there is need for civil rights groups to intervene to ensure that the laws that are made by the state and other actors defend all genders.
References
Bacchi, C. L. (1999). Women, policy and politics: The construction of policy problems. Sage.
Heberle, R. J., & Grace, V. (Eds.). (2009). Theorizing sexual violence. Routledge.
Mill, G. L. (2009). Everything You Need to Know About Domestic Violence But Were Afraid to Ask. The new faces and facts of intimate abuse.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/embedded/200909/everything-you-need-know-about-domestic-violence-were-afraid-ask
Powell, A., & Webster, K. (2018). Cultures of gendered violence: An integrative review of measures of attitudinal support for violence against women. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 51(1), 40-57.
