a person does a violent act: Race and Class. Could a persons Class in society affect the way they act or react in certain situations? Harris explains and maps out why a persons race could be more likely to commit a certain Crime (as stated in the title). The map Harris creates is easy to understand and shows how these things come into part when specific forms of violence are discussed.Thursday 9/28 Hooks, Violence in Intimate RelationshipsHooks takes a different way to express the way she sees violence. In this passage she has a personal experience she talks about. She starts out with a horrible experience that she had with a man because he hit her while she was talking. Expecting to get special attention, she finds out that she is wrong. In the doctors office or outside in the real world, Hooks shows the reader how gender and race can effect the way others view violence in a simple, personal passage.Thursday 9/28 Dobash & Dobash Violence Against WomenDobash & Dobash discuss how the violence against women has changed over time. The thing I felt confused about was that they, in a way, had a counter example to this thesis: violence against women did not change over time. Both were stated in the beginning of the passage, I had a feeling that this article would not have a good argument. As I continued to read the passage, I came to a conclusion that they were mainly speaking of the private sphere ideology; in that women or abused and a victim of violence.Tuesday 10/3 Pelka, Raped: A Male Survivor Breaks His SilenceThis passage was a rather uncomfortable one to read. This story is a story I never would expect to happen, but in reality, I say that to avoid the fact that I know it happens. This may seem weird or dumb, but truly dont want to think about it. After reading this article on how a common man was raped, assaulted, and violated, I had a sense of how other women feel when they hear how anther women is raped. Unfortunately...
