Section one
Living in peace is essential to the maintenance of a successful environment. In fact, lack thereof compromises national due to the emotional, social and psychological turmoil created by the disturbance. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that domestic violence is a pervasive problem in the global community. According to Sokoloff (157), one in every four women experiences domestic violence while in their relationships. Similarly, one in every seven men is a victim of domestic violence in their lifetime. In spite of the numerous interventions set aside to eliminate this problem, its complete eradication has not been realized yet. As such, one is justified to conclude that the approaches taken are either erroneous ineffective. In the International Journal of Sociology of the family, Natalie Sokoloff proposes an influential rationale for dealing with the domestic violence problem. She argues that generalizing this problem is the primary cause of the inadequacies faced while neutralizing this issue. She proposes an intersection paradigm that classifies women into different races, social classes, national status and sexual orientation (Sokoloff 153). Through this approach, she believes that developing appropriate solutions to the domestic violence problem should be based on specific types of groups and not through generalization.
I agree with the Sokoloff’s argument. As a matter of fact, I believe that gathering enough information on the nature of the domestic violence from the proposed perspectives will enhance the chances of neutralizing this problem. As such, collecting personal details on social class, sexual orientation, race and national status will aid in the development of appropriate solutions for these groups of people. Developing general solutions for the domestic violence problem limits the effectiveness of the measures taken. For instance, poor immigrant communities lacking an influential communication platform find it difficult getting help from the authority due to their economic and national status. However, if a specific solution were created for this population, addressing the common problem would be lesser challenging than it currently is. Therefore, it is essential to amend the current policies overseeing the offsetting of domestic violence within the globe and incorporate the intersection paradigm. This approach will enhance not only the effectiveness of the policies but will also reduce the number of domestic violence cases in the globe.
Section two
In response to dealing with domestic violence, Steve Bressert gives a number of alternatives for the victims. He offers proposals on how to prevent the occurrence of domestic violence upon the realization that one is in an abusive relationship (Bressert n.p). Additionally, he provides a number of commendable alternatives during the violent situation. It is worth mentioning that the community’s role in the elimination of domestic violence is emphasized through the entire presentation. This claim is largely attributed to the fact that Bressert constantly mentions the role of family members, friends and neighbors in spotting, reporting or stopping domestic abuse. As much as I agree with most of the solutions offered in this thread, the workability of these alternatives is very limited. Specifically, the thread’s approach does not provide a comprehensive solution for the continually increasing cases of domestic violence in the globe. For starters, encouraging people to speak out when they spot cases of domestic molestation does not eliminate the problem at all. In fact, this is a temporal solution to a constantly growing problem (Bressert n,p).
Section three
References
Bressert, S. (2016). How to Deal with Domestic Violence. Psychcentral.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/steps-to-address-domestic-violence/
Izaidi, E. (2016). Nearly a third of U.S. women have experienced domestic violence. Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2016, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/08/nearly-a-third-of-u-s-women-have-experienced-domestic-violence?utm_term=.d0a6911dd1d3
Sokoloff, Natalie J. "Expanding the intersectional paradigm to better understand domestic violence in immigrant communities." International Journal of Sociology of the family. 34.2 (2008): 153-185.
