The Reasons of Family Violence

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Gender Studies, Hacettepe University, language: English, abstract: Historically, women have always been the main victim of domestic violence. The battered women's movement shows that patriarchy is privilege in our society which held that the husband as master of the household had unquestionable authority to discipline his wife and children.This paper will analyze the background of family violence, the reasons of domestic violence and the effects of cultural factors on it.