Patriarchal Terrorism in Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

<p>All relationships and interactions are subordinate to the social idea of power. Men<br>have been seen to have more significant influence and control over decisions than<br>women. This discovery aligns with gender roles that traditionally favored women in<br>supporting their partners and handling most domestic chores. All human relationships<br>are considered to be centered on power and control. The roots of patriarchal terrorism<br>are traditions that uphold men's authority over "their" women through the<br>employment of terror tactics such as economic subjugation, isolation, threats, and<br>systematic use of violence. The concept that men own their female spouses is the<br>foundation of this cycle of violence. Domestic abuse has many different forms, and<br>there is proof of it happening for as long as documented history exists. It is a global<br>problem. Numerous socio-legal precedents have either openly endorsed domestic<br>abuse or failed to denounce it throughout history and in numerous civilizations around<br>the globe. Due to a lengthy history of indifference towards the issue, a significant<br>body of social, legal, cultural, and traditional ideas and attitudes have developed that<br>modern societies, despite their best efforts, have not yet been able to dispel. Patriarchy<br>is an underlying feature in all societies that permits domestic violence against women<br>and children.</p>