Response
Guidelines
In
your responses, describe what additional components you would add or what
elements you would change to help your peers’ proposed applications be
consistent with the particular theory or approach identified.
Please
use APA format and in-text citations with at least two (2) references and 200
words or more.
Critique
Critical theory seeks to evaluate different element within
our culture and society by applying knowledge while using a philosophical
approach. The feminist perspective refers
to movements that are designed to establishing, identifying and fighting for
the equal political, economic, social rights and opportunities for women within
our country. Feminism can also be define
as theoretical paradigm based on the principle that women lived knowledge and
viewpoints should be given greater importance in understanding social life
Eshleman & Bulcroft (2010). Feminist
have fought for years to ensure that women are able to survive without depending
on a man. Some of the focused topics
included were women’s issues, equal pay, rights and equality within the
workforce. The feminist theory seeks to
understand gender difference and gender inequality while focusing on social and
political power relations as well as eliminating discrimination, stereotyping
and objectification. Historically, the
movement was led predominantly by middle-class white women from Western Europe
and North America, but since then the efforts have grown and evolved. Sprenkle & Piercy (2005), notes that
feminists detailed the vulnerabilities due to the changing perception of
mainstream therapeutic practice and how changes were needed to be more gender
specific and sensitive during therapy.
Both critical theory and feminist perspective can be applied
towards domestic violence (DV) which is a significant problem within our
society and causes serious consequences for victims, families, and
communities. Women who have experienced
DV are more likely to engage in other behaviors, such as drug abuse,
alcoholism, and suicide attempts that can harm their health. DV refers to any
form of behavior that causes physical harm, emotional suffering, or the threat
of danger to any family member, spouse, or child by another family member. Wife and female partner abuse and violence is
very prevalent and the number of women beaten each year in the United States
have exceeded over 1.5 million with 8 percent of the women being physically
abused while pregnant (Eshleman & Bulcroft, 2010). Early accounts in history regarding domestic
violence have been recorded, beliefs that helped form the subordination of
women which also helped the course of action of domestic violence (Moser,
2007). Numerous health related cases,
acute injuries, psychological, interpersonal, occupational, and parental
functioning have been documented in an attempt to comprehend the topic of
domestic violence. (Lee, Sanders, Vetta & Mechanic, 2002). Each perspective is unique in its exploration
to the issue of domestic violence and provides a high level of information that
can be used to effectively examine any case, solution and/or develop
techniques.
References
Eshleman,
J. R., & Bulcroft, R.A. (2010). The
family (12th Ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Lee,
R. K., Sanders, Thompson, V. L., & Mechanic, M.B. (2002). Intimate partner violence and women of
color. A call for innovations. American Journal of Public Health, 92(4),
530-4. Retrieved from
http://serach.proquest.com.library.capella.edu.docview/215100858?accountid=27964
Moser,
P. (2007). The history of domestic
violence: from earlier days, to the more recent ways to deal with family
abuse. Retrieved from
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-history-of-domestic-violence-a29542#ixzz131HWQQtT
Sprenkle,
D.H. & Piercy, F.P. (2005). Research
Method in Family Therapy. New York, London: The Guilford Press
