Gender stereotypes still complicate our understanding of domestic violence, with violence done by women often getting dismissed. This helps neither women nor men, writes CJFerguson1111
in the Depp case suggested Heard may have BPD, which is generally more common in women than men.
In a review of the literature, psychologist Elizabeth Bates found that mutual abuse is, in fact, the most common pattern for couples experiencing domestic violence. This doesn’t mean that this pattern is true for every situation, only that it is far more common than the general public understands. Typically, individuals locked in this pattern have prior histories of abuse and significant mental health concerns: Domestic violence is often a part of a larger constellation of dysfunction.
I spoke to Dr. Jenny Mackay, a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University and expert on domestic violence. She indicated that gender stereotypes still complicate our understanding of domestic violence, with violence by women often dismissed. Indeed,found that people are less likely to take violence toward men seriously, and less likely to recommend that men report violence to police. This obviously creates an obstacle for men to receive services for domestic violence.
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