The comparative analyses of Men and Women with drug use problems
The comparative analyses of Men and Women with drug use problems

Author(s): Elene Japaridze
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Substance abuse and addiction
Published by: CSS - Center for Social Sciences
Summary/Abstract: Overall research demonstrates that women tend to be victims of physical and sexual abuse more often than men do and mostly the perpetrators of violence tend to be spouses and sexual partners. A study conducted on women in Georgia – National Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Georgia (2010) – makes it clear that one of every 11 women in a marriage or serious relationship has been a victim of physical or sexual violence. National survey conducted in Canada also demonstrates that approximately 1 in 3 women have experienced violence at some point in their adult lives and that 1 in 10 women are presently experiencing violence. The feminist literature about violence and abuse provides insight into the male power and domination. Within a patriarchal social order, men maintain a privileged position through their domination of women, and their monopoly of social institutions. Feminists look to the historical roots of these inequities to explain the deeply gendered division of power in contemporary society.

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