, skills, and behaviors promoted at work. Work is gender segregated, however, and this presumably leads women and men to establish different attitudes, skills, and behaviors. Segregation also often leads to inequality, and feminists have noted that men dominate women in most arenas (i.e., work, politics, home, etc.), and thus violent assaults against wives reflect our patriarchal society's emphasis on men's domination over women" (Meltzer, 2002).
             Meltzer also associates the different jobs that may cause violence the household. Physically violent jobs such as police and military use violence as a daily part their routine. Police officers and soldiers are socially permitted to use violence in order to stop violence and this may spillover to their household. Firefighters and explosive experts deal with life threatening situations that can be very stressful. In order to cope with the stress many turn to violence in the home. Although no
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