pre reading #7

The definition of domestic violence acts of violence or abuse against a person living in ones household, especially a member of ones immediate family. This is a very serious subject because it does not matter about who you are or where you come from it happens to all different kinds of people. This might correlate with intersectionality  because the factors of intersectionality such as race, class, language, and nationality play a big part in domestic violence. For example nationality plays a big role in domestic violence because in some cultures it is more acceptable to treat your children or your wife like this. Cultures such as Central American and South America. This summer my sister studied abroad in Argentina and when she got back she said one of the first things she noticed was how the spouse treated his wife, not as an equal, but as an authority figure over his wife with the tone of voice he used and the body language he used when confronting her. Language is the same I feel as nationality because the language one speaks usually ties on with whatever culture they tie themselves with. Another big factor that has to do with intersectionality and domestic violence is race and class. I know these do not sound like they would intersect with each other, but I honestly think that race and class have a similar part to play. Class and race both play the same role I feel like because society puts them in the same category, so that if your colored you are automatically seen as low class. Class plays a role because if you are low class for reasons such as alcohol addiction, drug addiction, gang affiliation or etc., the likely hood that you will be a part of domestic violence is very high. Domestic violence deals with much more examples then just physical abuse, it deals with emotional, financial and much more. These play a role in class, race and nationality because it is how a person is brought up that determines whether the will abuse there family when they get one. To me it honestly does not matter what ethnicity or nationality you are everyone has the same chance of being exposed to domestic violence because every race, class, language, and nationality has there flaws and domestic is a serious flaw because it affects a lot of people not just the people that are receiving it, but the people around them.

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