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Bare Marriage
Episode 246: How Toxic Marriage Advice Mirrors Coercive Control
Aug 15, 2024
Bethany Jantzi, an expert on coercive control, delves into the unsettling parallels between toxic marriage advice and manipulative tactics found in cults. She highlights how certain marriage books promote psychological dependency, suppress critical thinking, and encourage compliance—all warning signs of coercive control. Bethany critiques the dangers of rigid marital roles and emphasizes the importance of recognizing emotional abuse, advocating for women's autonomy and the need for healthier marital dynamics within faith communities.
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- The podcast outlines how certain marriage books echo tactics seen in coercive control, impacting emotional well-being in relationships.
- It discusses how complementarianism can unintentionally enhance risks of coercive control by legitimizing male dominance and restricting women's autonomy.
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Understanding Coercive Control
Coercive control is a systematic pattern of behaviors aimed at dominating and controlling another person. It typically involves tactics such as isolation, intimidation, threats, and sometimes violence, but it can exist through fear alone without physical abuse. This framework is especially pertinent in examining the striking parallels between coercive control and certain theological beliefs that can create a power imbalance within relationships. Understanding coercive control helps to illuminate the nuanced forms of psychological or emotional abuse that are often overlooked in traditional narratives around victimization.
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