Each and everyday women are talked down to threatened and abused by the men they love who think they are more powerful than women Women are being brainwashed into thinking they get what they deserve Women may grow bonds with their abuser in order to stay safe and lastly we live in a society where men are put as more powerful beings Domestic violence is overlooked because the society we ve grown into we like to put the blame on the victim because it's seen as though they put their self in the wrong situation when in reality they didn t know this would end up happening On a day to day basis women are brainwashed by the men in their life into believing they get what they deserve If she's being beaten there must be a reason as to why Anthropologies school of thought Cultural Materialism can help explain this reason Marvin Harris theory states that the Technological and economic factors the type of society that develops and forms Cultural Materialism ties in with why domestic violence is being overlooked because if something happens repeatedly it begins to be a part of your day to day routine She learnt to conceal bruises believing that it was her fault and he didn t mean it Elsie 2014 this quote helps prove that men are brainwashing women into believing that getting abused is their own fault because hiding her bruises shows she is ashamed of them which should not be the case as she is the victim and defending him saying
