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Patriarchy and Women Abuse: Perspectives from Ancient Israel and Africa

Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: It is often claimed that women abuse inevitably emanates from patriarchy.Using ancient Israel and Africa as contexts, this article assesses the correlation between patriarchy and violence against women.The article suggests in these contexts, it is not all men are who are perpetrators of women abuse; rather, there is evidence of female perpetrators of sexual violence against men; and that in the ancient and modern societies, there is also homosexual violence.Rather than patriarchy, the major cause of women abuse is a personality disorder characterised, among other traits, by aggression against women, alcoholism and drug abusethe latter two traits are often responsible for women abuse.Being accustomed to domestic violence from youth and low socio-economic status are also causes of women abuse.
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $271
OpenAlex ID: W2902885349
FWCI: 6.428
Cites: 19
Cited by: 63
Related to: 10