'Patriarchy explains the widespread nature of violence against women'. Discuss with reference to particular societies.
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'Patriarchy explains the widespread nature of violence against women'. Discuss with reference to particular societies. When faced with the task of trying to discover whether patriarchy explains the widespread nature of violence against women or not, there are four types of questions that must be kept in mind. What? Who? Where? Why? Are the types of questions that must be asked in order to answer the essay title effectively. What are the arguments that support or refute the notion of the patriarchy thesis? Who has been affected? Why is patriarchy even being considered as an explanation behind the violence experienced by women? How is it possible to see this? By tackling the subjects of sexism, misogyny, violence and abuse, one hopes to form a naturally logical essay structure, where the possibility of a reasonable conclusion may be achieved. "Gender is the social aspect of the differentiation of the sexes" Giddens...

