A SOCIOLOGICAL PERPSECTIVE ON FAMILY VIOLENCE OBJECTIVES

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A SOCIOLOGICAL PERPSECTIVEON FAMILY VIOLENCE
OBJECTIVES

• UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIOLOGY AND
  PSYCHOLOGY
• UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF "SOCIAL CAUSES" AND LEARN
  HOW TO IDENTIFY THE SOCIAL CAUSES OF DIFFERENT
  FAMILY PATTERNS, INCLUDING FAMILY VIOLENCE

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INTERRELATION OF SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY
CAUSE (INDEPENDENT VARIABLE )
EFFECT ( DEPENDENT VARIABLE)
CHARACTERISTICS, BEHAVIOR 0F AN INDIVIDUAL
PERSON
CHARACTERISTICS, BEHAVIOR 0F AN INDIVIDUAL
PERSON
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOCIAL UNIT (FAMILY, CLUB,
SCHOOL, STATE, NATION). INCLUDES CULTURAL
NORMS AND BELIEFS
CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOCIAL UNIT (FAMILY, CLUB,
SCHOOL, STATE, NATION) . INCLUDES CULTURAL
NORMS AND BELIEFS
SOCIOLOGY
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EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENCES IN ISSUES THAT ARE THE
FOCUS OF PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY The effect of a childs temperament
on the childs reading ability What Makes it
Psychology? SOCIOLOGY The effect of a
childs social class on whether a child goes to
college, and which one What makes it
Sociology? SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY The effect of a
childs temperament on the number of friends
friendship group The effect of the number of
friends on depression What makes these Social
Psychology?
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• DIAGRAM AND EXAMPLES ARE
• AN AID TO UNDERSTANDING,
• NOT LITERALLY TRUE
• Deliberate exaggerations
• Many exceptions
• Much social psychology (especially small groups)
  is concerned with social organization
• Much sociology uses psychological variables
• Much anthropology is social anthropology and
  focuses on cultural norms and social organization

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WHAT IS A THEORY

• For Purposes Of This Course
• AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY SOMETHING EXISTS,
  OCCURS, OR CHANGES
• PROVEN OR ESTABLISHED THEORY VERSUS
  HYPOTHESIZED THEORY
• Proven means that the accumulated the evidence
  has reached the point where there is a
  concensus among scientists that the theory is
  correct. Examples Heliocentric theory of the
  solar system
• Evolution
• Birds descended from dinasors now proven
• ANY THEORY ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR THAT IDENTIFIES
  ONLY ONE CASUSE IS PROBABLY WRONG IN THE
  SENSE OF INCOMPLETE
• Almost all behavior has multiple causes.
  Examples
• Drinking problems
• Male dominance
• Social learning

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CULTURAL NORMS
THE RULES SPECIFYING HOW TO BEHAVE THAT ARE
TAUGHT TO MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY OR SEGMENT OF
SOCIETY
NORMS ARE USUALLY SPECIFIC TO A TYPE OF
PERSON AND A TYPE OF SITUATION
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES? Children versus
adults In class and at the beach, ski
area Among family members versus others
MANY CULTURAL NORMS ARE LEARNED AND
FOLLOWED WITHOUT AN
AWARENESS OF FOLLOWING RULES
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• THE CONCEPT OF A "SOCIAL SYSTEM"
• Social System is a concept that can help
  understanding all aspects of society, including
  violence
• Parts are interrelated and influence each
  other
• Influence does not mean one-to-one link. The
  fact that there are many influences makes that
  impossible.
• VIOLENCE LIKE ANY OTHER SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IS PART
  OF A SOCIAL SYSTEM
• Many aspects of society promote or inhibit
  violence
• Violence has many causes, not just one or two
• Violence in one sphere of life influences
  violence in other spheres of life
• Examples on next slide

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EXAMPLES OF SYSTEMIC ASPECTS OF VIOLENCE
LEGITIMATE VIOLENCE INCREASES ILLEGITIMATE AND
CRIMINAL VIOLENCE

• Corporal Punishment Of Children Increases
  Children Hitting Parents (next slide)
• Corporal Punishment of Children Increases Hitting
  of Dating and Marital Partners
• Capital Punishment Increases Murders
• War Increases Homicide Rates

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Figure 1. PREVALENCE OFCORPORAL PUNISHMENT BY
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
Adjusted
Unadjusted
CP20VB2BP
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WHAT DOES THIS CHART SHOW? A. Literal facts B.
Conclusions
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EXAMPLES TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CAUSES OF
BEHAVIOR

• TWO ASEPCTS OF SOCIAL CAUSES
• Cultural Norms
• Social Organization
• EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL CAUSATION
• I will give two examples, and explain them
• Class will identify social causes for two
  family variables
• You will write and identify two and turn those
  in for grading

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CLASS TO DISCUSS AND SUGGEST EXAMPLES OF EACH
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Note No two football games are ever identical.
But we all know that does not mean that there are
no regularities or structure.
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CLASS TO SUGGEST
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CLASS TO SUGGEST EACH TYPE OF EXPLNATION
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