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This six page paper discusses some of the issues women face in today’s society; it also discusses the paradox of relational individualism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Womens Issues; Relational Individualism
Inc. by K. Von Huben 10/2010 Please Introduction Despite decades of struggle, women still lag behind men in equal pay. They
also face other issues such as family violence, racism and child welfare; and they deal with these issues within the context of a society that still often finds them second-class
citizens. This paper considers womens issues and then turns to a discussion of relational individualism. Discussion Womens issues: One of the most troubling and important issues women face is that
of domestic violence. Although men are sometimes victims of domestic violence, most victims are female: " ... between 1998 and 2002 ... 84% of spouse abuse victims were females, and
86% of victims of dating partner abuse at were female. Males were 83% of spouse murderers and 75% of dating partner murderers" ("Survey of Recent Statistics"). This makes domestic violence
of the utmost concern to women. The pattern is depressingly familiar to everyone by now: an incident of violence followed by heart-wrenching apologies and a promise to never, ever, let
such a thing happen again, followed by rising tension and finally, another explosion. In many cases, domestic violence and low self-esteem are closely related; a woman who has little or
no self-esteem may feel that she "deserves" to be beaten (Lowen). Thus, esteem or the lack of it plays a part in abusive relationships. Abuse need not be physical; it
can be sexual, emotional, and financial, and it can include stalking (Lowen). The main goal of the abuser is to control his victim: "The less in control an offender feels,
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