Abstract
The article focuses on how economic abuse is socio-legally made possible and growing literature on masculinities theory and through an examination of the legal history of male power in the family and the market. It mentions intimate partner violence, mainly physical and sexual abuse, tend to see the violence primarily as an exertion of male control over women. It also mentions how gender identity which is recognized as germane to domestic violence and link between identity and social structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 323-366 |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| Journal | Akron law review |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Reprinted in: Women and the Law, Thomas, T. (ed.), Thomson Reuters, 2018.UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- UNITED States
- MASCULINITY
- LEGAL history
- INTIMATE partner violence
- SEX crimes
- GENDER identity
- DOMESTIC violence
- SOCIAL structure
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