DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Title: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

1. Defines the problem and delineates the purpose of the paper

1. Discusses the prevalence of the problem

2. Examines causative and contributive factors

1. Presents a discussion of the impact of domestic violence and substance abuse on family life.

D. Sociological Understandings of the Problem

1. Delineation of the explanation of the problem offered by Conflict Theory

2. Delineation of the Functionalist Analysis viewpoint

3. Delineation of the Symbolic Interactionalism explanation

1. A formulation of conclusions based on reviewed literature.

Buzawa and Buzawa (2002) define domestic violence as the use of intentional emotional, psychological, sexual, or physical force by one family member or intimate partner to control another. Violent acts are said to include verbal, emotional, and physical intimidation; destruction of the victim's possessions; maiming or killing pets; threats; forced sex; and slapping, punching, kicking, choking, burning, stabbing, shooting, and killing victims. The authors note that spouses, parents, stepparents, children, siblings, elderly relatives, and intimate partners may all be targets of domestic violence. Further, in many of these cases, the perpetrator of the violence is a substance abuser, most frequently an a

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mestic violence escalates the risk for all of the above. In this regard, Wilson (1997) states that the presence of domestic violence and substance abuse mean that a family lives in fear daily, and they have good reason to be afraid. Sociologic Understandings of the Problem The just reviewed literature, while clearly showing that domestic violence and substance abuse is both a personal and familial problem, should not be construed to mean that it is not also a serious social problem. In other worlds, the foregoing does not mean that the causative and contributive context of the problem of domestic violence and substance abuse is without sociological structure. The fact of the mater is that this is a male dominated society with a history that not only encouraged men to treat their family as property, but laws have also enforced it. Also, countless laws, cultural mores (such as the rule of thumb) have perpetuated the oppression of women. In this section of the paper, the problem of domestic violence and substance abuse is examined from a sociological perspective. Three sociologic views of domestic violence and alcohol abuse are examined. These are the perspectives of Conflict Theory, Functionalist Analysis, and Symbol Interac
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Approximate Word count = 1944
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)

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