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Affect of Gender, Race, and Historical Context on Domestic Violence

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Affect of Gender, Race, and Historical Context on Domestic Violence

Introduction

Domestic violence is a major problem in the World that has critical implications for community health and sustainability. Men's abuse of their wives and girlfriends has been the driving force contributing to high levels of domestic violence in communities throughout the world historically (Roberts, 2002). The perpetration of domestic violence threatens the development and formation of safe and healthy neighborhoods and families, regardless of ethnic or racial group membership (Hawkins, 2003). Even with the great societal efforts that have contributed to the reduction of domestic violence over the past centuries, disparities continue to exist between racial groups (Catalano, 2006).

Growing attention has been devoted to men's role in the prevention of domestic violence, a paradigm shift from the traditional focus on men as abusers. Yet, research on males' views of domestic violence and their potential role in domestic violence prevention efforts, while growing, have been limited, reflecting a significant gap that calls for additional examination (Adrine & Runner, 2005). At the community level, men who are not connected to the criminal justice system may be in a unique position to engage boys and other men on the issue of domestic violence prior to the occurrence of such abuse (Berkowitz, 2004a). Outreach strategies targeting men and rationales supporting such activities are also being considered.

In this essay we will be looking at two cases of that pertains to domestic violence and how gender, race, ethnicity, and cultural and social values act as the driving force for abuse against women and how they affect the people experiencing such problems. The first case explores case pertaining to African Americans by the title Killing the Black Female body: Black Womanhood, Black Patriarchy, and Spousal Murder in Two Ontario Criminal Trials, 1892-1894 written by Barrington Walker. While the second case sheds light on violence against females in Asian community by the title The Tale of Lin Tee: Madness, Family Violence, and Lindsay's Anti-Chinese Riot of 1919 by Lisa Mar. Both articles explores the affect of race, ethnicity, cultural and social values upon gender violence, and what were the causes behind such mean and cruel acts.

Discussion

The first case by Barrington Walker examined the role of gender, race, ethnicity, cultural and social values in violence against females among African Canadians. The case sheds light on two trials that involved killing of two African females in by the hands of African males in Canada. Both murders were grotesque act of domestic violence which involved the killing of two African females. The second case is also about domestic violence but pertains to Chinese community in Canada and does not include any killing but frequent acts of violence and abuse to which the whole community was aware and protested in a violent way among the Chinese community.

Researchers have noted that African Americans are a diverse group to which standard treatment modalities and interventions (i.e., batter's treatment) delivered by traditional institutions may ...