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Sociological Work on Violence: Gender, Theory and Research

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  • Linda McKie

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The suffering caused by violence is senseless, persistent and demoralizing (Gordimer, 2003). For perpetrators there is the hollowness of holding power over others, a power that illustrates the fragility of their situation (Card, 2002; Mason, 2002). Yet despite the obvious relevance to sociology, violence in everyday and intimate practices has not been a central concern for sociological theory (Hearn, 1998; Ray, 2000). This may reflect the ‘taken for grantedness of violence’, the hierarchical and gendered nature of sociological work, especially on theory, combined with an earlier marginalization of gender, ethnicity and age. In this paper I draw upon the work of Midgley (2003) and her definition of ‘myths’ to offer an over-arching analysis of the images and ideas that surround and imbue sociological work on violence. Highlighting the barriers evident in, and recreated through, the sociological analysis of violence, the paper explores the challenges for sociology. A review of the tendency to atomistic approaches in sociological analysis and explanation reaffirms the need for theoretical pluralism in social sciences on the topic of violence (Eagleton, 2003).

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  • Linda McKie, 2006. "Sociological Work on Violence: Gender, Theory and Research," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 11(2), pages 75-83, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:11:y:2006:i:2:p:75-83
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.1252
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    1. Leszek Robert Kurnicki, 2023. "Legal Analysis of the “Responsibility to Protect” Concept in the Context of Globalization," European Journal of Social Sciences Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 6, ejss_v6_i.
    2. Moira Carmody, 2013. "Young Men, Sexual Ethics and Sexual Negotiation," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 18(2), pages 90-102, May.

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