Debunking the Gender Paradigm of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is not solely a gender issue, as women can be perpetrators and men can be victims, and the traditional gender paradigm of domestic violence needs to be debunked 

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What is the Gender Paradigm around Domestic Violence in Canada and what are the problems with it?

Questions to inspire discussion 

• What will the speaker discuss in the video?

  —The speaker will discuss intimate partner violence and take questions during the presentation.

• What is the traditional view of domestic violence?

  —The traditional view is that it is solely perpetrated by abusive males against female victims.

• What does the research show about domestic violence perpetration?

  —Research shows that women report more perpetration of domestic violence.

• What is the main cause of domestic violence according to the speaker?

  —The main cause is not patriarchy, but rather a coercion trap resulting from couples' inability to handle conflict.

• What does the speaker debunk about domestic violence?

  —The speaker debunks the gender paradigm of domestic violence, stating that men can be victims and women can be perpetrators.

Key Insights

• 🔦 Dutton's extensive experience and research in the area of domestic violence provides a unique perspective on the issue.
• 💬 The feminist sociological perspective on domestic violence focuses on male violence as a way of maintaining patriarchy, with no emphasis on psychology.
• 🚨 The CTS2 scale finds 16 times more abuse than any police survey or crime victim survey, challenging the current understanding of domestic violence.
• 🚫 Donald Dutton debunks the gender paradigm in domestic violence by revealing that women were reported to be as violent as men, causing protest in the social science community.
• 📚 The State of Knowledge project in 2012 compiled 149 studies with a sample size of 135,000, providing a comprehensive understanding of domestic violence.
• 📊 Women report more perpetration rates than men, challenging the traditional gender paradigm of domestic violence statistics.
• 📊 The second most frequent form is domestic violence where the female uses more severe violence than the male, debunking the stereotype of male perpetrators.
• 🔍 Five large surveys show that the wife battering stereotype is not the most common form of intimate partner violence. 

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Clips 

• 00:00 🔍 Professor Dutton debunks the gender paradigm in domestic violence, addressing recent high-profile cases and challenging stereotypes.
  • Professor Dutton will be discussing intimate partner violence and will be taking questions at certain points during the presentation.
  • The speaker, a research psychologist, has been working in the area of domestic violence since the 1970s and has written books and given talks debunking the gender paradigm in the field.
  • Recent high-profile cases of domestic violence, such as Ray Rice and Chris Brown, raise questions about the gender paradigm and the likelihood of repeat offenses.
  • High-profile cases of domestic violence involving African-American men do not fit the stereotype of all perpetrators being named Brown and being African-American men.
• 05:27 🔍 Domestic violence is not solely perpetrated by abusive males against female victims, challenging the traditional gender paradigm and highlighting the need to consider all forms of intimate partner violence.
  • People tend to stick to their beliefs even when evidence contradicts them, as stated by Francis Bacon and Sherlock Holmes.
  • The speaker challenges the traditional view of domestic violence as solely perpetrated by abusive males against female victims, highlighting the need to rethink the gender paradigm and consider all forms of intimate partner violence.
  • Domestic violence is often misrepresented as solely male-perpetrated against a nonviolent female victim, when in reality it is not always politically motivated and can be a result of psychological dysfunction.
  • Feminist sociology focuses on male violence as a way of maintaining patriarchy, with the emphasis on gender relations and power, and the United Nations 1993 declaration defines gender-based violence as any act that results in physical, sexual, or psychological harm.
  • The belief that domestic violence is acceptable and the focus on male perpetrators is not supported by research, as shown by a large study in the US.
  • There is no normative support for intimate partner violence, and crime statistics underestimate the amount of domestic violence, so a victim survey is used to gather data, with the conflict tactic scale providing a broad definition of violence.
• 18:44 🔍 The speaker debunks the gender paradigm of domestic violence, showing that women are as violent as men and that control is used by both members of the couple, suggesting that the notion of patriarchy is not supported by the data.
  • The speaker discusses the different levels of physical abuse and the CTS2 scale, which finds way more abuse than police surveys or crime victim surveys.
  • Data from a survey in 1985 showed that women were as violent as men, and two-thirds of reported domestic violence incidents are less serious.
  • The majority of couples reported no domestic violence, regardless of demographic categories, suggesting that there is a difference between those who commit partner violence and those who do not within the same social category.
  • Gender differences in the use of control in domestic violence are not supported by studies, as control is used by both members of the couple.
  • The notion of patriarchy is not supported by the data, as 98.8% of men and 9.8% of couples were male dominant, while 7.8% were female dominant and the rest had shared power and control.
• 24:31 🔍 Women are slightly more violent than men, with men being victimized more by intimate partner violence, and the press misreports data on domestic violence.
  • The Canadian Social Survey found that 7% of women and 6% of men reported being victimized by intimate partner violence, with 4.2% of women and 2.6% of men reporting intimate terrorism by their partner.
  • The compilation of studies on domestic violence shows that women are slightly more violent than men, with a D Prime of -0.05, and are somewhat more likely to be injured and need medical treatment.
  • Archer's study was methodologically sound, and attempts to undermine it by attacking the conflict tactic scale were weak, as other studies supporting the gender paradigm were even weaker.
  • Research shows that in large population, university, and clinical samples, males are victimized more by intimate partner violence, with a reported victimization rate of 13% by women.
  • The data shows that women report more perpetration of domestic violence, and in fact, the past year victimization was greater for men than it was for women.
  • The speaker discusses how the press misreports data on domestic violence, and highlights a study that looks at both victimization and perpetration levels of violence.
• 33:36 🚺 Domestic violence is often bilateral, with women being just as likely to be perpetrators as men, and mutual aggression in relationships should be addressed in policy.
  • Patterns of domestic violence show that bilateral domestic violence is the most common form, followed by cases where the female uses more severe violence than the male, and then cases where the male uses more severe violence than the female.
  • The speaker debunks the gender paradigm of domestic violence, stating that husband battering numbers are higher than wife battering, and that most female victims are also perpetrators in cohabiting and married relationships.
  • Five large surveys show that the most common form of intimate partner violence is bilateral match for level of severity, followed by female predominantly more severe, and then male more severe.
  • Mutual aggression in relationships is common and should be addressed in policy, as research shows that aggressive individuals are drawn to similar others and that verbal abuse can escalate to physical violence.
  • There is no significant difference in the likelihood of domestic violence recurring based on the severity of the violence and the gender of the perpetrator, with two-way violence being the most likely to recur.
  • There are no psychological trait differences between men and women, despite stereotypic activities being more common for each gender.
• 46:30 🚫 Domestic violence is not just a gender issue, as research shows that men are also victims and women can be perpetrators, leading to biased custody cases and false assumptions about male perpetrators of child abuse.
  • Domestic violence is not just a gender issue, as research shows that same-sex relationships also experience abuse, and men are also victims of domestic violence.
  • Men and women experience domestic violence at similar rates, and the gender paradigm leads to biased custody cases and false assumptions about male perpetrators of child abuse.
  • Study found that women in shelters are also violent towards their children, and a study on abusive couples showed that 40% of women had used severe violence prior to the study.
  • Research shows that a significant percentage of women are physically aggressive towards their partners, and mandatory arrest policies for domestic violence may not be effective in preventing recurrence of violence.
  • Mandatory arrest for domestic violence may not be effective, as it can create more problems for the victim and lead to higher death rates, and there is evidence of significant domestic violence against men as well.
  • Canadian government has failed to provide provisions for men, as evidenced by the lack of funding for a shelter house in Calgary, leading to the tragic suicide of Earl Silverman.
• 59:42 🚺 Men are often unfairly arrested in bilaterally violent couples, while women can claim self-defense without much evidence, and both genders judge domestic violence similarly.
  • Long-term data shows that in bilaterally violent couples, men are more likely to be arrested even though they are less aggressive than their female partners.
  • A woman in Arizona was found guilty of killing her boyfriend and claimed it was self-defense due to battered woman syndrome, but the jury didn't buy it and she may face the death penalty.
  • Nicole Ryan alleged abuse by her husband, attempted to hire a hitman to kill him, and was caught on tape offering money for the murder.
  • Battered women in Canada can claim self-defense without much evidence, while men facing domestic violence accusations struggle to prove their innocence.
  • Gender plays a significant role in perceptions of domestic violence, with the same actions being judged more harshly when committed by a man against a woman.
  • Men and women both judge identical acts of physical and psychological abuse the same, showing that men are also stereotyped in domestic violence situations.
• 01:08:13 🚫 Domestic violence reporting in Canada is propaganda, the main cause is not patriarchy but a coercion trap, the Deluth treatment model does not work, and domestic violence has been politicized.
  • The speaker discusses cases of extreme violence committed by women and argues that the reporting of domestic violence in Canada is propaganda that inflates data and combines less serious cases with very serious ones.
  • The main cause of domestic violence is not patriarchy, but rather a coercion trap resulting from couples' inability to handle conflict, with psychological predictors such as attachment disorder, and the gender paradigm leading to misleading information and consequences.
  • The Deluth treatment model for domestic violence does not work and is equivalent to brainwashing, with the Washington State evaluation showing near zero effect size.
  • Domestic violence has been politicized as a way to fit into the notion of women's liberation and equality, but it is not the truth.

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