killing women essay

In the article “Killing Women: A Pop Music Tradition” by John Hamerlinck, he

expresses how in society today has become tolerated to domestic violence towards

women in songs. “Hey Joe, Where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?” is a line from a

song that portrays a man with a gun about to shoot his wife. The lyrics given by

Hamerlinck show how pro domestic violence the songs are. However, songs can’t be the

soul reason of causing domestic violence. There are greater factors that influence

domestic violence besides mysogynistic songs.

One reason that contributes to domestic violence can be income related. For

example, statistics show that domestic violence rates are five times higher among families

below poverty levels, and severe spouse abuse is twice as likely to be committed by

unemployed men as by those working full time. This illustrates that the lower the income

the more chances of having domestic abuse within the family...