Domestic Violence

Women’s Studies 210 Analytic Response #2 Domestic violence and sexual assault are two difficult things to define. I define domestic violence as any unwanted physical contact from a significant other. Significant other being boyfriend, girlfriend, sexual partner, or spouse. I define sexual assault as any unwanted sexual contact. This could be rape or it could be an uninvited touch. The article “Domestic Violence: What’s Love Got to do With It?” is a personal account of …

…of the ways men are taught to respond, as pointed out in the article. Our current construction of masculinity impacts these connections. The exercise with the young boys shows that males are taught masculinity at a very young age. Their responses, “Men are in control, Men don’t cry”, impact the way these boys live. Men are taught to hide emotions and only show anger. It should be no surprise that they sometimes act violently.