Family Violence: Structural Analysis of a Social Issue Report

This report provides a structural analysis of family violence against women, focusing on its societal roots and impacts. It examines family violence as a gender-based issue, often perpetrated by males, and explores the role of social inequalities and cultural practices in perpetuating this violence. The report discusses the negative impacts of family violence on women's health and well-being, including physical and psychological harm, and analyzes the underlying causes such as unequal power dynamics, alcohol consumption, and economic deprivation. It highlights the work of organizations like WRISC Family Violence Support and government policies, such as the Violence Against Women Act, aimed at combating family violence and providing support for victims. The report emphasizes the need for community safety, respectful family relationships, and legal frameworks to address and reduce the issue of violence against women at a global level. It also covers the role of various legal acts and government initiatives in Australia to address the issue of violence against women.

Structural analysis of a
relevant social issue
addressed by an
organisation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The term family violence is mainly associated with the domestic abuse and includes a
violence or other abuse in a normal day to day domestic settings like marriage or any other form
of cohabitation. Further, it has been also seen at global level that mainly the victims of domestic
violence or family violence are overwhelmingly women and they tend to experience more severe
forms of violence as compared to males (Garcia & et. al. 2016). Therefore, the chosen relevant
social issue for current assignment is based on family violence against women from a feminist
perspective. The organisation which is selected to address and taken relevant action against this
social issues of family violence against women is WRISC family violence (Women's Resource
Information and Support Centre) who support works for women and children who have
experienced any kind of violence or abuse in a family or intimate relationship. This essay
comprises of a discussion about family violence against women as a structural and social issues
along with addressing potential changes and practises for better development of agency services
to address these social issues.
Main Body
The domestic or family violence is mainly related with the cases and situation of physical
violence that is mostly violence occurring within intimate relationships and mainly in the most
common and day to day domestic setting. At a large number and in most of the cases that family
violence is perpetrated by a male against their female partner along with the preferred term as it
encapsulates the broader issue of violence within extended families. Violence against women is
not a new concept and it is an issue that present in global society from many years and taken as
traditionally associated issues and social challenge (Pfitzner, Fitz-Gibbon & True, 2020). It has
been also analysed that the violence against women is mainly based upon cultural and historical
practices commonly known and treated as a gender-based violence which is often considered a
form of hate crime that is committed against women or girls based on a reason that are female
and thus, cannot take any forms.
As an individual issue the concept of family violence against women is based on the fact
that in families gender is understood as a main constitutive element on which all the forms of
social relations and other intention based upon perceived who are taken as socially constructed
and culturally variable which is leading a big gap and differences between females and males.
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This, mentality and prcatises of family is taken as a primary way of signifying along with
naturalizing the relationships between male and female where males of the family are given more
power and top hierarchy position which lead to constructions of masculinity in the society and
taken as base for violence against women (Pfitzner, Fitz-Gibbon, & True, 2020). Apart from this,
the structural issues and violence is taken up as something which refers to the social
arrangements that tend to put people and populations in harmful ways that is basically built into
the common fabric of society comprising of political and economic organization of social world.
Thus, as a social issues the family violence against women is taken as maintaining social
inequalities within and between the males and females on the basis of some ethnic-cultural or
other traditional hierarchical difference in a masculinity society.
Many studies and researchers are also undertaken in the issue of family violence against
women to get better structural analysis and in-sight about the main issues and reasons behind the
increasing cases of violence against women. As per the view point of Pennell, J., & Burford, G.
(2017), violence against the women in families and societies has been preset and undertake from
the rimes of immemorial and the values, ethics and morals based in hierarchical culture of the
society are framed and lead out such practises and family structures which promote and lead out
enhanced exploitation of women. Apart from this, an ample level of evidence had been provided
y the literature and reports that the women of families are being subordinated, subjugated, and
exploited from the beginning of the civilization and still facing a high level of trauma associated
with family violence against women. It has been also find out and evaluated that the violence
against female can lead to premature death or cause non-fatal injuries. Along with the violent
form of crime which can endure physical pain and suffering in women (Castro, Cerellino &
Rivera, 2017). Apart from this, experience of mental distress along with reduced form quality of
life. Beside this, repeated exposure to crime along with repeated and continuous threatening and
family violence against women may be linked up with and causes to an increase cases of
negative health outcomes on women.
Further, on the basis of evaluation of relevant literature a structural analysis about the
main reasons and causes of family violence against women can be analysed as per the
information provided by Alsaleh, A. (2020), which comprises of the presence of high level of
abuse and infirmity between intimate partners which includes both current and former partners.
Further, the various forms of negative way of talking and abuse along with any kind of physical
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and sexual violence and any form of threats and intimidation in form of psychological and
emotional abuse against women are also taken into consideration as main family violence issues
against a woman. Beside this, a high level of social as well as economic deprivation is also seen
for women in many forms of society and family that is again taken as a base and reason behind
increase in cases of violence against women. Further, consumption of alcohol and an aggressive
nature of male who is in dominance within family is also the reason for increasing level of
family violence against women (Malsch, & Smeenk, 2017). Apart from this, the main and most
significant reason behind the family violence and mistreatment of women is based on the
unequal distribution of power among males and females where one person belonging to a
specific gender has the total control over the assets and all aspects of life of other. This unequal
distribution of power in the masculine society where males are have all the control makes
unethical and negative use of this power and control in form of domestic violence and abuse
against women in the family to dominate and maintain their biased level of control on the family.
An analysis had been also made that the infrequent and relatively minor and small incidents
along with a large more frequent and severe incidents of violence resulting which is also lead and
included as serious physical harm on women. Beside this, the many negative impact are also lead
by the domestic violence in terms of causing a high level of fear as well as high level of physical
and psychological damage (Maher, McCulloch & Fitz-Gibbon, 2017).
Further, it has been also analysed that the increased level of violence against women is
commonly seen in society as a form of threatening or physically assaults comprises of all form of
misbehave and unethical treatment like punching a women, choking her, hitting, pushing and
shoving at a women along with leading throwing objects or smashing objects on a women within
a family. The other form of family violence and abuse action comprises of the damaging
property along with assaulting children and injuring a women in any form along with any kind
of unwanted sexual contact or forcing of women (Yates, 2020).
Thus, on the basis of above discussion, an analysis can be made that family against
women has become most common issues and leading many negative impact in health and self
condolence and dignity of women. Therefore, many government policy and legal acts are
undertaken and delivered by the government of UK and various NGO and orgnisation are also
working to eliminate and reduce this issues of violence against women at global level. The
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that was lead out and brought by the U.S. federal
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legislation is among such vital government policy and strategies that has expanded the juridical
tools to overcome and embittered the issue of violence against women by the way to combat
violence through providing and leading a high level of protection to women are more prone to
the risk of violence and who had suffered violent abuses earlier (Mapping the role of structural
and interpersonal violence in the lives of women: implications for public health interventions
and policy, 2015). Apart from this various act and legal provisions in form of The Immoral
Traffic (prevention) Act, 1956, The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the protection of women
from Domestic Violence Act 2005 are adopted and taken out by the government to provide more
legal support and help for women to safeguard them from all kind and forms of domestic
violence and abuse (Pennell & Burford,2017).
In context of Australian government, many polices and strategies are undertaken to take a
check on issue of violence against women which comprises of The National Council’s Plan of
Action that had set a legal framework for the whole social change and has also proposed the
introduction of the sweeping changes between the years 2009 and 2021. Apart from this, the
Australian government has also lead to a vital response towards the report of National council in
April 2009 showing a high level of accuses for violence against women thus, an instant
investment of around $42 million was immediately made for addressing the vital social issue
related with the family violence against women (Domestic violence in Australia—an overview of
the issues, 2019). the national plan to reduce violence against women ahs extended to a four
three year action plan as per which many new orgnisation and firms are launched and undertaken
by the government of UK to resolve and address the issue of violence against women at very
early stage. The main aspects of government policy and other efforts taken to stop and control
the increasing cases of family violence against women comprises of setting out of the
communities and cultural safety to keep women safe and free from the any kind and form of
violence. Further, it has been also insured and undertaken by the organisation that the family
relationship needs to be free from any kind of issues and big conflicts to have a more respectful
relationship which keep a check and control over family violence (Chan, Chen & Chen, 2019).
The WRISC Family Violence Support is effectively working in the sector of supporting
and helping for women and children who are tend to have experienced any form or kind of
violence or some abuse in a family or within in their intimate relationship. The WRISC FAMILY
VIOLENCE SUPPORT is basically suited in the Victoria, Australia that forms a vital part of the
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main Membership Organizations Industry of Australia. The employees of WRISC FAMILY
VIOLENCE SUPPORT has situated at various locations to reduce the cases of family violence
against women and also mitigate the chances of any kind of abuse and harassment in
relationship. Further, many companies are also present in the WRISC FAMILY VIOLENCE
SUPPORT to form it a vital corporate family working and studying against the violence against
women (Hasstedt & Rowan, 2016). The members of WRISC FAMILY VIOLENCE SUPPORT
are working as a social worker and providing all regular counselling and motivation for women
to stand against the issue of women violence and fight for equal rights and fairness in society to
have a better feminist perspective in world. Apart from this, the Dun & Bradstreet organisation is
also working and provides data on over 120 million companies such as WRISC family violence
support all over and around the world which consists of contacts, financials help along with all
possible support to mitigate and remove the social issue of family violence against women. The
WRISC family violence support orgnisation s making efforts along with funding to have a higher
likelihood in individuals and improve their education and thinking level to solve and overcome
the issue of violence against women (Stansfield & Doherty, 2019). Further, the viable efforts are
also made undertaken by the WRISC family violence support to overcoming issue of violence by
leading and ensuring implementation of high level of collaborative form of strategies along with
monitoring and leading out effective partnership to reduce the cases of domestic violence. Along
with this, viable efforts and strategies are also undertaken by WRISC family violence support as
its main services by the way id addressing and overcoming all legislative barriers that might
inhibit or support the efforts of victims to ensures effective use of legal proviso and acts to
mitigate and overcome the issue of family violence against women. Further, WRISC family
violence support the also ensures that an adequate long term funding is also viably available and
ensured for women victim of violence to facilities domestic violence services easily accessible
and reachable by all women. Beside this, services and measures for improving and leading out
better evidence base in respect of effectiveness in intervention to reduce and monitor domestic
violence against women is also insured and lead out by WRISC family violence support as its
basic social service for prevention and protection from the family violence against women
(Malsch, & Smeenk, 2017).
A crucial role is performed and lead out by a professional social worker in mitigating the
issue of violence against women through making efforts towards equal distribution of resources
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and power between men and women in the society. As a the processional social worker many
efforts and steps taken to monitor and overcome the issue of family violence against women
comprises of leading an enhanced awareness and guidance about the negative impact and
dangers of this harmful tradition (Maher, McCulloch & Fitz-Gibbon, 2017). Further, attending
and guiding an individual by the way of meeting need and expectation in individuals client level
and advocating and facilitating a change in the organisation and behaviour of society to give
equal respect to women would lead to efficient check on the issue of violence against women.
Beside this, as a professional social worker efforts should be lead out to make changes and
modification in government policy in a such way that it endures and leads out an ethical practise
and also effectively attending to the factors of violence and discrimination to protect women
from all forms of inequitable gender norms and acts of violence. Apart from this, conducting and
organising programmes and camping against for family violence against women along with
engage people especially the respected elders of the community and society is also a viable step
and role that can be lead out as a professional social worker to reduce and mitigating the social
issues related with the family violence against women (Yates, 2020).
CONCLUSION
On the basis of current essay a conclusion can be made the family violence against women
is a serious social issues that present at both individual level as well as in society as a whole from
traditional time. It has been also analysed that facilitates violence comprises of all kind of abuse,
harassment and physical or mental torture mainly faced by a women in day to day system of a
family or in a relationship. It has been also summarised that many government policy and acts
are implemented to reduce and keep a check on issues related with violence against women.
Further, motivating and making people aware abut the issues and problem related with violence
against women is a vital role played by professional social worker to reduce and keep a check on
family violence against women.
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