Assignment title: Information


This assignment requires you to apply the concepts and theories you have learned across the semester to analyse ONE of two scenarios from CaseWorld. The scenarios describe two different types of family violence—one scenario focuses on domestic violence and the other focuses on financial elder abuse. Regardless of which scenario you choose, the analysis will require you to draw on the contemporary literature in sociology (e.g. gender socialisation, social determinants of health, feminist theory, etc.) and psychology (e.g. Bandura's social learning theory, Bronfenbrenner, stress and coping, grief and loss, etc.) to identify and explore the factors that have influenced the psychosocial status of the family in the scenario. CaseWorld (Anne White)—Domestic violence scenario—your paper needs to address the following: · What psychological factors contribute to John's use of violence and Anne being a victim of violence? · What sociological factors contribute to John's use of violence and Anne being a victim of violence? Examples Q: What is an example of a psychological factor contributing to John's use of violence and Anne being a victim of violence? A: Stress and coping may be a contributing factor in John's use of violence against Anne. Anger is often a manifestation of stress and an inability to cope. Alcohol abuse may also be a factor in John being unable to manage or control his anger. Anne's fear and shame may prevent her from disclosing and/or seeking help for abuse, which means that she will continue to be at risk of abuse. Q: What is an example of a sociological factor contributing to John's use of violence and Anne being a victim of violence? A: John's sense of masculinity is threatened by his current circumstances - unemployment etc. - and he may use violence to re-assert this masculine identity. Like many women, Anne's gender socialisation (women as nurturers and integral to family functioning) may make her feel that she needs to keep the family together at all costs, making her more likely to accept the violence against her. Reference to issues of gender, class and poverty may also be relevant here.