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Unit 4: Discussion Topic 1

Use the resources on this page to answer the Unit 4 Discussion topics.

Topic 1: Battered Women's Movement

Explain the accomplishments of the battered women's movement. What do they mean to you?

Try these suggested keywords on the Find page of this guide and in the suggested database below:

  • battered women's movement
  • me too movement
  • domestic violence movement
  • gender justice movement

 

 Below is an example search done in Credo Reference:

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Unit 4: Discussion Topic 2

Topic 2: LGBTQ Relationships

Couples who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) experience domestic violence within their relationships just as cisgender, heterosexual couples do. What are two things LGBTQ couples have in common when it comes to domestic violence with non-LGBTQ couples, and what are two differences? Do you think there is more or less strain on their relationships? Please explain, provide examples, and provide sources to support your discussion.

Try these suggested keywords on the Find page of this guide and in the suggested database below:

  • LGBTQ relationships "domestic violence"
  • lgbtq domestic abuse
  • lgbtq intimate partner violence

 

Be sure to use the quotation marks as shown. They tell the database to search for the words together and help narrow the search results.