ABSTRACT
The relationship between violence and patriarchal gender systems is structural and coconstitutive; yet structural analyses that account for gender in explanations and conceptualizations of violence are often absent from violence scholarship. Additionally, there are numerous underassessed areas in more gender-nuanced, "gender-based" violence paradigms. We address the shortcomings of both types of research and propose a cohesive theoretical framework that captures the ways in which violence is patriarchy-enhancing and patriarchy-facilitated. Violence shapes and influences gender performances and structures and, concomitantly, the gender order shapes and influences violence in given contexts.
Subject(s)
Gender Identity , Violence , Male , Humans , FemaleABSTRACT
Polymeric microspheres have been utilized in a broad range of applications ranging from chromatographic separation techniques to analysis of air flow over aerodynamic surfaces. The preparation of microspheres from many different polymer families has consequently been extensively studied using a variety of synthetic approaches. Although there are a variety of methods of synthesis for polymeric microspheres, free-radical initiated emulsion polymerization is one of the most common techniques. In this work, poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) microspheres were synthesized via surfactant-free emulsion polymerization. The effect of co-monomer composition and addition time on particle size distribution, particle formation, and particle morphology were investigated. Particles were characterized using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to gain further insight into particle size and size distributions. Reaction kinetics were analyzed alongside of characterization results. A particle formation mechanism for poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) microspheres was proposed based on characterization results and known reaction kinetics.
