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Sociological Imagination: Domestic Violence Erika Piasecki Galen College of Nursing Introduction to Sociology 1305 Dr. Palladino March 17, 2024

Sociological Imagination: Domestic Violence Introduction: The Sociological Imagination was published in 1959 by sociologist C. Wright Mills. C.W Mills’s Sociological Imagination can see things socially and how they interact and influence each other, to have a sociological imagination, a person must be able to pull away from the situation and think from an alternative perspective (Crossman, 2019). The Sociological Imagination shows how people and ourselves relate to behaviors and social structures. This can help individuals shape their lives through many interactions within our society. For this essay, I will reflect on the understanding of domestic violence in terms of sociological imagination, especially in women. The three chapters from the Introduction to Sociology textbook that will be used for analysis are Chapter 14: Marriage and Family, Chapter 12: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality, and Chapter 3: Culture. The Sociological theory that I will be using to analyze the situation that I will be using is conflict theory. By using this sociological theory, I will be able to focus on the interactions between parent and child, how it relates to domestic violence, and how it can affect someone while shaping society. Statistics: What is domestic violence? Family and domestic violence can be defined as abusive behaviors in which one individual gains power over another individual ( Huecker, 2023) . Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, is a major health risk factor that affects people from all ethnic and socioeconomic groups (Klap, et. al, 2007). Especially with intimate relationships domestic violence includes stalking, sexual and physical

violence, and psychological aggression by a current or former partner (Huecker, 2023). In the United States alone, there are nearly 5.3 million violent episodes each year, and direct medical and mental health services for victims cost nearly $4.1 billion a year (Klap, et. al, 2007). Domestic violence is such a serious thing and could happen to anyone, it is sometimes difficult to know if someone is in a domestic relationship. Domestic violence is an increasing problem that has been closeted by many individuals who may have felt ashamed, embarrassed, or isolated for so long has made them feel like they have no one to turn to, and sometimes do not want to report the incidents. Personal experience: I've never had to deal with being in a domestic relationship but one of my closest friends had to deal with some sort of domestic violence. My roommate freshman in college Mary, was vibrant and outgoing, her laughter and love filled our dorm room, once we moved out of our dorm room, she moved in with her boyfriend and I went back home, and her demeanor soon changed. I once went over to their apartment before work one day and I was talking about unemployment and mentioned a guy who worked with us and how he got good money for filing since it was around COVID-19 times. Her boyfriend ended up getting mad at her because I mentioned something about a guy getting money for filing for unemployment. From that day I noticed that something was up and wasn't normal for a relationship. Our friendship continued and then she called me one day saying how she would have to remove me from all social media and she would soon have to not talk to me because he didn't want us to be friends anymore. He didn't like me and how I “mentioned” guys all the time. It soon later became so bad that

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she had to remove all guys from her social media. Many months later she would reach out and tell me how sorry she was for having to remove me from all social media if she did he would get physical with her. My name in her phone would no longer be Erika but now Rachel so he wouldn’t know it was me texting her. Mary and I’s friendship started to continue again, she would tell me how he would start to get violent with her here and there and would start to punch holes in the walls. One night she texted me asking to call the cops to their apartment because he had gotten so bad to the point where he lost it. After that night she decided to leave him and go back home to the safety of her family. Mary began to heal surrounded by the compassion from family and friends, she found the courage to rebuild her life from the fear and abuse. Through the scars of Mary's past, she emerged stronger. Sociological Imagination: Three different sociological theories are used today. The sociological theory that fits with my personal experience would be functionalism. I say this because functionalism focuses on how the family teaches young children the ways of thinking and behaving that follow social and cultural norms, values, beliefs, and attitudes ( Crossman, 2019 p. 421). Speaking about family it is defined as a socially recognized group that forms an emotional connection and serves as an economic unit of society (Crossman, 2019 p. 411). Family can teach you right from wrong but in some cases that may not be the case. From my personal experience, my friend would have a fight with her boyfriend and was upset and his family knew that something happened but never brought it up. I find that gender roles can play a big role in domestic violence. Gender

roles can be defined as society's concept of how men and women are expected to look and how they should behave (Crossman, 2019 p. 334). In the U.S culture masculine roles are usually associated with strength, aggression, and dominance whereas feminine roles can be seen with passivity and subordination I say this because men who strongly adhere to traditional masculine gender norms are said to have an increased risk for violent and abusive acts towards their female intimate partners ( Reidy et.al, 2014). Along with this, I find that values are super important when it comes to this essay. Values can suggest how people should behave, but they don't accurately reflect how people behave ( Crossman, 2019 p. 73). Everyone all know how to act and know what is right and what is wrong but sometimes people think differently and what someone may think is wrong is not wrong to them and vice versa. Conclusion: Writing this essay taught me what C.W Mills’s Sociological Imagination was and shows how people and ourselves relate to behaviors and social structures. I also never imagined how serious and costly domestic violence cases are here in the United States. It's sad to know that many women may have felt ashamed, or embarrassed that they don't report the incidents. Regarding my closest friend Mary, it made me feel so sad that I wasn't able to help out more when things got worse for her. This essay made me realize as well sometimes you shouldn't judge someone by their cover because you don't know what they are going through or how they grew up.

References: Crossman, A. (2019, October 25). How to use the sociological imagination . ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/sociological-imagination-3026756 Huecker, M. (2023, April 9). Domestic violence . StatPearls [Internet]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499891/ Klap, R., Tang, L., Wells, K., Starks, S., & Rodriguez, M. (2007, May). Screening for domestic violence among adult women in the United States . Journal of general internal medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852912/ Reidy, D. E., Berke, D. S., Gentile, B., & Zeichner, A. (2014). Man enough? Masculine discrepancy stress and intimate partner violence. Personality and individual differences , 68 , 160–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.04.021

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