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– Assess the extent to which sociological theories of interpersonal violence adequately explain why men are more violent than women.
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Essay 2. - Assess the extent to which sociological theories of interpersonal violence adequately explain why men are more violent than women. Violence can mean many different things to different people. The term violence can be used precisely or vaguely and can take many different forms including physical, sexual, verbal, psychological, emotional, social, spatial and financial abuse. This makes it very difficult to find a definition of violence that works for all situations and at all times. Therefore "violence, what is meant by violence, and whether there is a notion of violence at all, are historically, socially and culturally constructed" (Hearn 1998: 15). What is named as violent in one situation may not be named as violent in another; therefore violence is both historically and culturally specific. There are many different theories as to why men are more violent than women. These theories include biological theories, which focus on hormonal patterns...
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