Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review

2 Sexual selection A special type of natural selection in which the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among those with certain traits succeed. If females base their sexual selection on a mate who has favourable characteristics, then the smaller sized individuals will be selected against (Gayon.2010). Inside the Origin of Species it was found that Charles Darwin deposited a second theory of evolution. This process occurred not only as a result of natural selection, but also on the fittest individuals and mentioning that "a struggle between males for possession of females" was a main challenge for mating (Allen.2014). According to Robert

Ancient Greek sexuality and gender roles and their place in society were very different from what is considered the societal norm today. Society, law and democracy focused on the adult male citizen [Source 9], with mainstream sexuality being defined as his active pursuit of a partner of lower social status than himself who was expected to be passive in both the courtship and the sex act itself [Source 2][Source 6][Source 10]. This partner could be a woman, an adolescent boy, or slaves of either gender. It should probably be pointed out at this point that, while much has been written on “Greek homosexuality,” the Ancient Greeks themselves would not have seen it as such, as such definitions only really came into usage relatively recently [Source 4]. The Ancient Greeks had no concept of “gay” as we would understand it, as equally no concept of “straight.” They viewed sex in terms of phalluses, of active and passive: something that was done to somebody, rather than with them [Source 2][Source 6][Source 9].

This source of analysis presents an analytical perspective on the patriarchal hauntings within Rebecca. Pons’ connected villainy with the powerful positions within patriarchy. She proposes that “villainy in this novel is not exclusively linked to gender, and therefore, the victim and abuser statuses cannot be equated to femininity and masculinity” (69). Pon means to defend the idea that Daphne Du Maurier created a novel where we see both men and women desires to uphold a powerful position of status. This eventually leads to the characters in the story to commit acts of villainy.

Sexual harassment can be loosely defined as any type of conduct that uses sex to demean, exploit, or offend people. Beyond this vague definition, there has not been a broad consensus concerning the types of conduct that might be considered sexual harassment. Behaviors that have been viewed as sexual harassment include rape and unwanted sexual advances, requests for dates, quid pro quo arrangements, dirty jokes, sexual teasing, and lewd looks (Webb 1995). We lack consensus on this issue, in part, because men and women have different perspectives on sexual harassment. This issue has become a battleground for opposing viewpoints and attitudes on the relations between the sexes.

Senior fellow for policy studies, Peter Sprigg in a Question and Answer article titled “What’s Wrong With Letting Same-Sex Couples Marry?” addresses this matter of controversy by stating-in his opinion- the ‘vast negative consequences’ concerning gay marriage equality. In order to answer these questions, Sprigg uses a cataloging of biased satire, as opposed to factual information in backing up his opinions. Thus, considering his audience consists of those who are for gay rights or, at the least, do not understand such a negative connotation regarding what could be an incredibly life-changing milestone for many, I am very much against his close-minded responses. Furthermore, although it is technically lnews learning that Peter Sprigg in particular thinks allowing gay couples to marry is wrong I can’t say that I’m definitively taken aback when I discover that yet another individual carries this mindset that, “Homosexual relationships are not marriage”(Sprigg P.2), though disappointing nonetheless. Thus, the author chose this ‘Question-Answer’

Geoffrey Chaucer includes in his tales the importance of love, greed, and friendships and how those feelings should not come together for inference. First, The Miller’s Tale explains the significance sin of adultery and how men and women can be naïve based off soft spoken words. The main concept and idea that should be grasped from The Miller’s Tale is to not fall in love with another’s man wife, no matter how beautiful she looks or how sweet her personality might be. The Miller’s Tale symbolizes the importance of how greed or wanting something that is not of your possession could end badly. John, a carpenter, is older with not much of education;

Homosexuality is considered to have roots in some cases to nature versus nurture. Surroundings and background can prove to influence someone’s sexuality as stressors within a family, certain events, and invoked ideas are all present to sway how one thinks. It is evident that the character of Grendel thinks differently involving his rants of existence. His interest of mankind in general has left him fixated on humans and his isolation did not allow for him to be a part of their society. The conditions of his life could insinuate homosexual behavior just from the method of nature development.

In theory, any relationship is an important one, they teach us to communicate and we learn from our mistakes. Sexual Relationships are especially important because of the connection we make towards a partner, a lover, a companion (Kate Hathaway, 2013). Lately these types of relationship are getting a bad rap because of infidelity, but I don’t see us fixing the problem and instead we are ignoring what happens and moving on as if it didn’t. I think we’re becoming immune to infidelity, also known as cheating in a sexual relationship. A relationship is very different now than what it was today, you don’t need factual proof of this, just look around, the news reports and written in the papers everyday about scandals, cheating and marriage battles

Sexual identity is an interesting topic that society takes a critical look at it of late. Sexual identity deals with gender roles, sexual attractions to men and women in the same sex or opposite sex, great like of one sex that alternates with the other and how gender roles defined by society'. As in the film “Boys Don’t Cry,” Brandon has a female biological sex, but her gender identity is different. She is born a female with male features. Though Brandon is born a woman, she lacks the hormones for the growth of female features.

The recurring themes of obscenity and sexuality in Miller's Tropic of Cancer, as shown above, play a significant role in Foucault's discursive theory, too. According to Foucault, a discourse is a group or system of statements in a society. Here, societal procedures control such discourses to enable and ensure the proliferation of disciplines and institutions prevalent in a society (cf. Hawthorn 87-9). In his analysis of Western discourses, language helps Foucault to detect social limits of existence.

This is what separates us from the psychopaths and murderers. Additionally, how violent someone is also has to do with how they are raised and the environment they grow up in. People’s genetics and physical characteristics may play a role in making them at higher risk for becoming criminals, but I certainly do not believe they are the primary cause in a person’s violent nature. Men are expected to be more aggressive than women, and to fit in, they become more aggressive. The documentary referred to this phenomenon as gender policing.

Even polices that are grounded in theory often are not well supported or are difficult to implement. An example of this would be the scared straight program. While these visitation programs are extremely popular and have a logical appeal to the public there is little research to suggest that their support is justified. Scared straight programs focus on the severity rather than the swiftness or certainty of crime, therefore lacking two fundamental components of deterrence theory. Evaluation of scared straight programs has proven that they have no effective or actually harmful (Mears,