• Domestic Violence In the Family "A Feminist Perspective"

     

    Essays3 Sociology

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Published: 20.06.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'Domestic Violence In the Family "A Feminist Perspective"', 1.
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  • Essays 'Domestic Violence In the Family "A Feminist Perspective"', 3.
Extract

The family is a fundamental unit encompassing the human society in which it is partnered. What then happens when this vital support unit is overwhelmed by domestic violence? In this essay I will try to point out to you the issues of family violence from a feminist point of view and how power and inequality are features of this perception. To describe this in a feminist way, we have to understand the meaning of feminism. Feminism is described "as a social movement, which aims to improve women's rights. A doctrine, originating in the late eighteenth century, suggests that women are systemati…

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