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battered woman [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

For example, to the extent that society fails to recognize the power differential between two gay men in a battering relationship, it may not be able to conceptualize a killing by the battered man of his abuser as self-defense. The requirement of equal force is especially harmful to a battered man, who is likely to be perceived as more equal in strength to his male abuser than would a battered woman. The use of deadly force by him will appear irrational or vengeful if the power imbalance is ignored.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

homme battu; femme battue : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

Violence between spouses. Wife beaters also beat their children. A beaten wife is almost invariably a physically abusive mother.

OBS

Both "beaten" and "battered" evoke the idea of having received repeated blows, but unlike "beaten", "battered" underscores the bruising, disfigurement and injuries which result from such viciousness.

Key term(s)
  • battered women

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
CONT

[...] l'expression «femmes battues» [...] fait référence aux femmes qui sont frappées à plusieurs reprises, par leur conjoint, et chez qui les coups laissent des traces.

OBS

battu : marqué physiquement après avoir subi des sévices corporels.

Key term(s)
  • femmes battues

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Problemas sociales
  • Sociología de la familia
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