Family Violence Theory Essay

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1. Did you prefer feminist theory, family violence theory, or the integrative feminist model? Provide one reason why.

After viewing the Macro-Level Theories presentation, I prefer the “family violence theory.” As stated in the presentation for this theory, violence affect all family relationships and the origin of the problem is in the nature of the family structure and dysfunctional relationships (McMahon-Cannizzo, 2016), it not only applies to men and women in general, because usually a family consist of caregivers and child(ren). If there is violence within a family unit, violence is affecting all in the family at any age, at the same time those associated to violence are the victim(s), perpetrator(s), and would be a reoccurring issue for
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In the powerpoint, it does put emphasis on the military and sports having violence within them, but if you think about it, what different cultures that shun, harm, or kill girls and women who are not virgins before getting married. In some cultures, it would be a like a sin for a girl/women to engage in sexual intercourse with someone they are not married to. The type of violence towards women in different cultures is considered as “cultural acceptable of violence,” whereas in the US, it is viewed as a crime (McMahon-Cannizzo, 2016).

3. List one reason why you think that the ecological model is a popular approach to explaining violence and/or violence prevention.

The ecological model is a good example for explaining violence and/or violence prevention, because the model covers all aspects relating to an individual, internally and externally. The ecological model is like a reminder of the person-in-environment perspective, by showing the relationship between an individual and environment, and vice versa. As violence being the topic, and is done by/towards an individual, the ecological model gives important details about an individual associated with violence from the four factors of the individual level, relationship, community, and societal factors (World Health Organization,