The Gender Roles of Men who Batter in Patriarchy

• Main Authors: Guan-Wei Lin, 林冠惟
• Other Authors: Yen-Yi Huang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64430271505062717607

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 社會政策與社會工作學系 === 103 === Abstract： The researcher studied how male gender roles are affected by a patriarchal system from the perspective that “the male batterer in domestic violence situations could also be a victim of a patriarchal society.” Batterers were interviewed to obtain a better understanding of the effect of a patriarchal society on gender roles like son, husband, and father in the family of origin, marriage, and society. The researcher also studied how patriarchy forms gender expectations and imagination and examined the response of the abuser after he internalizes patriarchal beliefs in his own value system. The study sought to discover whether the patriarchal society’s socially constructed stresses limit males and encourage domestic violence. The researcher used the qualitative research method and interviewed six males who were reported to be perpetrators of domestic violence, or batterers, in the past three years. The results included the following: 1. Gender Roles • Male responsibility is not only an expectation of society but is also how the male shows the model of his own gender . • To assume these responsibilities, these gender expectations of male dominance, although brought, also caused oppression and restrictions for them. • With the changing times and society, the impact of the patriarchal structure on male’s roles has changed, but also so that they know what to do . 2. Domestic Violence • The origin of the violence could probably be from the control of love . But when the conflict is made by the misunderstood , violence may happen. • To many males, violence is the final way to solve problems. We must seek to understand what violence means to these male abusers. • Power is fluid, not owned by a single gender role. At different times and in different situations, power will, through different forms, have different outcomes. 3. The Treatment of Domestic Violence • Break gender stereotypes, because these stereotypes will label the gender roles. • The treatment of the batterer is not just about offering professional services; more important, it is about the positive effect on the companion. Based on these results, the researcher advises the following: • We must use education to release the patriarchal structure from gender stereotypes. We need to instill diverse and flexible gender concepts, creating a gender-friendly environment and reducing gender-related oppression and restrictions. • Domestic violence treatment after the event should have more flexibility, for there are no security risk cases, through informal conference to intervene to avoid compulsory involvement of public power caused by the resistance. • To create more appropriate domestic violence prevention policies, it is important to listen to the male’s experience.