Posted on 12/17/2004 9:28:49 AM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
A.)Lesbians:
1.) Women are four times more likely to be victims of domestic violence in a lesbian household than in a married household.(Claire Renzetti, Violent Betrayal)
2.) Marrried women in traditional families experience the lowest rate of violence compared with women in other types of relationships ("Violence Between Intimates," Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings, November 1994, p.2)
3.)Among lesbians, "rates of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse were all significantly higher in their prior lesbian relationships than in their prior heterosexual relationships: 56.8% had been sexually victimized by a female, 45% had experienced physical aggression, and 64.5% experienced physical/emotional aggression." (1991 survey of 350 lesbians, 75% of whom had been in a previous relationship with a man) (Donald G. Dutton "Patriarchy and Wife Assault: The Ecological Fallacy Violence and Victims. Vol 9, Number 2., 1994. Page(s) 167-178.)
4.) A survey of 1,099 lesbians found that more than half reported that they had been abused by a female lover/partner. This includes verbal, emotional, psychological, and physical abuse. (Gwat Yong Lie and Sabrina Gentlewarrior, "Intimate Violence in Lebian Relationships: Dicussion of Survey Findings and Practice Implications, "Journal of Social Service Research 15 (1991): 41-59)
5.) Levels of abuse run higher among lesbians than they do homosexual men.
a.)44% of gay men reported having experienced violence in their relationships, 13% reported sexual violence and 83% reported emotional abuse.
b.)55% of lesbians reported physical violence in their relationships, 14% reported sexual abuse, and 84% reported emoytional abuse. (Study of 499 ethnically diverse homosexual, bisexual and transgendered teenagers and adults) (Susan C. Turrell "A Descriptive Analysis of same-Sex Relationship Violence for a Diverse Sample" Journal of Family Violence. Vol. 13, 2000. Page(s) 281-293)
B.)Heterosexual women:
1.)There is evidence from a variety of sources that women are more violent in a domestic setting while men wage war globally. The Revs. Sewell point out in their recent report that:
"We think it is important to note that there have been the same kind of studies done in many countries. there is cross-cultural verification that women are more violent than men in family settings. When behavior has cross-cultural verification it means that it is part of human nature rather than a result of cultural conditioning. Females are most often the perpetrators in spousal violence in most cultures that have been studied to date."
2.) Susan Steinmetz, Ph.D. a leading researcher in the filed of family violence, has done a cross-cultural comparison of marital abuse. Using a modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), she examined marital violence in small samples from six socities: Finland, United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Belize, and Israel. Her results suggest that "...in each society the percentage of husbands who used violence was similiar to the percentage of violent wives." The major exception was Puerto Rico where men were more violent. She also found that: "Wives who used violence...tended to use greater amounts."(Steinmetz, S.K. A Cross Cultural Comparison of Marital Abuse, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 8, 404-414, 1981)
3.) A 1988 survey of couples in Canada by Brinkerhoff and Lupri found the same pattern. They examined interspousal violence in a representative sample of 562 couples in Calgary, Canada. they used the CTS and found twice as much severe violence where females assaulted males, 11%, as male assaulting female, 5%.(Brinkerhoff and Lupri, Interspusal Violence. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 13, p. 407-434, 1988)
All of the above referenced studies can be found at http://www.dvmen.org/dv-38.htm
4.)In Bland and Orn's study, 73.4% of a sample of 616 women said they were the first to use physical violence. (Bland, R. and Orn, H. Family Violence and Psychiatric Disorder, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 31, p. 129-137, March, 1986)
The bibliography for B.) 1-4 can be found at http://www.dvmen.org/dv-183.htm
5.) The data from 3 studies: one in 1975, one in 1985, and one done in 1992.
Results:
The scientifc data for the three studies, expressed as a rate per 1,000 couples:
Minor violent acts:
1. Threw something 2. Pushed/Grabbed/Shoved 3. Slapped or spanked
Severe Violent Acts:
1. Kicked/bit/hit with fist 2. Hit, tried to hit with object 3. Threatened with gun or knife 4. Beat up 5. Used gun or knife
Minor Assaults by husband/ by wife 1975 98/77 1985 82/75 1992 92/94
Severe Assaults by husband/ by wife 1975 38/47 1985 30/43 1992 19/44
1975 study: (Behind Closed Doors: Violence In the American Family, Anchor Press, Garden City, NY)
1985 study: (Strauss and Gelles, Journal of Marriage and the Family, August 1986)
1992 study: (Murray A. Straus and Glenda Kaufman Kantor. 13th World Congress of Sociology, July 19, 1994)
Table was prepared using the data from ("Change in Spouse Assault Rates From 1975 to 1992: A Comparison of Three National Surveys In The United States" By Murray A. Straus and Glenda K. Kantor.)
Average results of three studies:
Husbands report they have been severely assaulted by wives: 32 per 1000.
Wives report they have been severely assaulted by Husband: 22 per 1000.
If one will take the time to peruse these studies, as well as the numerous studies at http://www.dvmen.org/dv-39.htm one will find:
1.) No evidence that a patriarchal society has any direct influence on family violence.
2.)There is no direct relationship between structural patriarchy and wife assault.
3.)Battering in lesbian couples is much more frequent than heterosexual battering and lesbian relationships are significantly more violent than gay relationships.
These and other studies show that, domestically, lesbian women are the most violent, heterosexual women 2nd most violent, homosexual men 3rd most violent, and heterosexual men are the least violent.
Isn't that 100% of women?
I Thought that you might want to peruse this article.
Sorry ladies, my ex skewed those overall numbers....
Oh but men are evil....../sarcasm off/
In context, I think the point is that women are more often "domestically" violent than men.
From a police officer I know, I believe this to be the case.
Men, however: (1) being (generally) bigger and better fighters cause more damage and (2) don't call the cops as often (although this is changing).
Never once have either of us seen our parents use physical violence or intimidation toward each other, and the worst "violence" in my household is when my wife occasionally gives me the silent treatment.
I don't know anyone who comes from a similar background who has ever seen or experienced that kind of behavior.
The only people I know in that situation have been kids from broken homes or people who were shacking up.
And I do know of one catamite whose sodomite used to beat him on a regular basis.
Yes it is, but the purpose was to seperate lesbian women and place them first, and then place heterosexual women second. This should prepare the reader for the fact that lesbian women and heterosexual women are the most violent, domestically, and in that order.
Isn't that 100% of women
Almost all, but it excludes the most violent sector of all..."cranky, asexual and anti-sexual mothers-in-law".
Yea, I think the impulses we normal guys have to control our rage, because we know its very wrong to hit women and the consequences are huge, aren't there in normal women. Most women simply don't think its a big deal to slap or push a guy. Society doesn't seem to think its a big deal either.
"Science Reveals That Lesbian & Heterosexual Women"
"Isn't that 100% of women?"
Only if you don't count my wife.
Lesbian women more likely to scrape knees playing softball.
Actually, wives are far more likely to severely assault husbands, than the reverse, regardless of men being bigger and stronger.
That what I said.
Yes, but science has confirmed the number, so now we know for certain.
So, now instead of the question being "Do you still beat your wife?", it should be "Does your wife still beat you?" Actually, I think most men would agree with these findings, especially in light of the drastic changes in domestic life as a whole over the past 30 or so years,
We needed science to reveal this?
True. I have hit one woman in my life -- my sister. She was 18 and picking on me (much younger 12?).
I finally had enough and belted her in the nose, completly smashing it.
Of course, being the guy, I got in trouble.
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