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Follow on Google News |  Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partnersPer new research, cultural changes that boost or encourage men's appreciation of women's experiences, and reduce their focus on their physical appearance
By: The Conversation 
Domestic Violence {Fair Use} Intimate partner violence is a global scourge. One in four Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. The perpetrators are overwhelmingly heterosexual men. Many factors contribute to this form of violence. Persistent gender inequality is a fundamental systemic cause, but researchers have identified additional risk factors. These include alcohol and drug use, past experience of family violence, financial stress and sexist attitudes. One psychological factor that may be implicated in intimate partner violence is objectification. Feminist thinkers such as Cambridge scholar Rae Langton and American philosopher Martha Nussbaum have proposed men who treat their partners as "object-like" Objectification can involve men judging their partner's value in her physical appearance, seeing her as a possession, or denying her agency and autonomy. The common thread is a subtle or not-so-subtle form of dehumanisation. Recent psychological research has tried to test these ideas, with intriguing results. Our New Research Past research found young men who sexually objectify women are especially likely to perpetrate sexual violence. It also showed that men who unconsciously associate women with objects have a relatively high propensity for sexual harassment. In our recently published work, we moved from considering violence towards women in general to violence towards men's intimate partners. You might expect men would be less likely to objectify those they claim to love. The appalling statistics on intimate partner violence suggest otherwise. http://youtu.be/ https://music.apple.com/ https://theconversation.com/ End
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