...“Domestic violence is abuse or threats of abuse when the person being abused and the abuser are or have been in an intimate relationship…” (California Courts?) Domestic violence against men refers to being in an abusive intimidated relationship such as marriage, cohabitation, dating or within the family. As with violence against woman domestic violence is considered a crime. Many men who report abuse to the police often get criticized plus often face social stigma. People have trouble understanding why a woman who is being abused by her significant other does not simply leave. When the roles are reversed, then the man is the victim of the abuse; people are beyond clueless disturbed why he selects to stay. However, anyone who's been in an...
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...Exploring Concepts of Domestic Violence in the Film, Black and Blue Stephanie Levine Rowan University Sociology of the Family Professor Callaway November 2, 2015 The film, Black and Blue, realistically depicts what it is like to be in an abusive relationship. The main character, Frances Flynn Benedetto, a nurse undergoes extreme domestic violence by her husband, Bobby. Bobby and Frannie’s relationship in the movie clearly demonstrate concepts explained in the textbook, Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change by Mary Ann Schwartz and BarBara Marliene Scott. In the text, Schwartz and Scott explain how women and girls are usually the victims in violent situations and the United Nations defined violence against women...
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...1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime (safehorizon.org). Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence. I am that 1 of 4 woman who have experienced an abusive relationship. I was always asked why I didn’t leave or why I didn’t say something, instead of my abuser being asked why. Women are always asked why didn’t you leave, why did this happen, or why didn’t you say something. This can also be called victim blaming. Most of society thinks focusing on the victims of an abusive relationship will help them understand why it happened, but in reality they should focus on the abuser to understand why. Society does a lot of victim blaming, whether it is the news, police, court system or the victims own family. They focus is on the victim rather than focus on her perpetrator. Take the nationally known story of Janay Rice (pro football player Ray Rice’s Wife), the news and social media immediately focused on Janay, rather than her husband (the abuser). She was called weak, asked why she didn’t leave and even accused of covering for him. The only focus on her husband was what this means for his football career and endorsements. When I saw these reports I on the other hand, was upset and wondered why he did what he did. Society doesn’t realize that when you blame or accuse the woman that this is why a lot of abused women don’t come...
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...United States, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners on average. In 2000, 1,247 women and 440 men were killed by an intimate partner (Strucke & Hajjar, 2010).Studies suggest that there is a cause-effect between a pattern of violence in an intimate partners relation and the subsequently depression and suicidal behavior of the victim. And most of them exhibit the Battered Woman Syndrome (Strucke & Hajjar, 2010). But what exactly cause this syndrome, it is a mental illness or a learned behavior passed down generationally. First we have to understand...
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...“Why does she stay?” That is the most common question when domestic violence is brought up. Domestic abuse occurs in all races, all economic backgrounds, and in all levels of society and the effects of the abuse can last a lifetime, and the reasons women stay in violent relationships are numerous and multifaceted. There is no black or white reason as to why women stay in abusive relationships. Due to the media and advocacy programs domestic violence is gaining more and more awareness. However, the attention on domestic violence tends to focus on the physical abuse and the effects that causes. The emotional abuse that occurs within a violent relationship is considered just as damaging to the victim if not more. According to the National Coalitional against Domestic Violence, the definition of domestic violence is the “willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another.” As one can see, domestic violence reaches much further than physical violence, but those issues are often overlooked. Even though men can be victims of domestic violence, statistics show that one in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetime (Office of Women’s Health). The form of abuse that is used against the victim is not limited to, but can include isolation, threats, intimidation, and economic abuse. Each one of these forms of abuse causes the victim grave distress and even though they...
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...|xavier university-ateneo de cagayan | |Dating Violence | |In fulfillment of the final requirement for English 27: Term paper | | | | | | | |Presented to: | |Prof. Savior, Hobart | | | | | | ...
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...Measuring the Effects of Domestic Violence Against Women Bachelor of Science ------------------------------------------------- Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice: Criminology 2013 Student Certification Page I, _______________________________________ hereby certifies that the thesis proposal project represents the student’s own work and that all source information has been properly documented including in-text references to document, the use of someone’s language, ideas, expressions or writing. ________________________________________ Signature ____________________ Date Faculty Certification Page I, _________________________________________ hereby certify that This work meets the partial requirements for Bachelors of Science (Criminal Justice Degree for Mount Olive College) _______________________________________________ Signature _____________________ Date ABSTRACT Domestic violence against women is a serious crime that affects a lot of women from all ages, races, genders, and populations. The question that a lot of people wonder is why do the woman stay in the abusive relationships. Domestic violence against women has been considered as high as one in four. The risk is very high for women that is younger and those that has children. In this study, it will give a broader understanding of what causes domestic violence and how to...
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...still prevalent in present day society (Flowers, 1996: 131). Domestic violence generally involves violence towards women and children (Sev’er, 2007: 235).This generally includes physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional violence directed towards a spouse, girlfriend, wife, or partner (DeKeseredy, 2005: 234). One of the debates surrounding domestic violence is the legitimacy of battered women’s syndrome. There are arguments over whether or not battered woman’s syndrome is a justifiable defence or just an excuse (Fumento, 1996: 158). The aim of this paper is to justify the legitimacy of Battered Women’s Syndrome, or BWS for short. I will look at the history of violence to better understand the credibility of BWS as well as why it is discredited. I will analyze how the patriarchal capitalist society we live in affects the views regarding BWS and abuse. The purpose of this section is to understand how the patriarchal capitalist society attempts to protect male status by discrediting the validity of spousal abuse and BWS. Definition and History Battered women’s syndrome results from a pattern of abuse from a partner (Barnett & LaViolette, 1996: 158). Spousal abuse has had a long history, and has grown since the middle ages (Flowers, 1996: 131). Social scientist Friedrich Engels noted that spousal abuse began “with the emergence of the first monogamous pairing relationship which replaced group marriage and the extended family of early promiscuous societies” (Flowers, 1996: 131). Violence...
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...and legal problem of domestic violence. Included are different definitions and the history of domestic violence. Also discussed are the forms and purpose of domestic violence. There are different theories that have emerged from research on domestic violence that are discussed as well. Domestic Violence Domestic violence is a devastating social problem that spans across every segment of the population, and is a major problem that has gone completely out of control. Domestic violence affects all social and economic classes, and victims include women, men, children, disabled persons, gays, or lesbians. When most people think about domestic violence, they usually associate the term with husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend. Domestic violence can happen between other family members as well (Lien, Office on Child Abuse, and Neglect, & Children’s Bureau, 2003). The concentration of this paper will be on women of family/domestic violence. Definitions According to the Social Work Dictionary, domestic violence is the abuse of children, older people, spouses, and others in the home, usually by other members of the family or other residents (Barker, 2003). Another definition of domestic violence is a pattern of coercive and assaultive behaviors that include physical, sexual, verbal, and psychological attacks and economic coercion, and isolation and...
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...Victim-survivors who leave an abusive relationship are often the ones to garner praise and support. For those women who may choose to stay or may reenter the relationship after leaving are considered unknowledgeable, as having low self-esteem and having been in a learned state of helplessness. These assumptions are personal values and expectations that are then performed and acted out unto others. If domestic violence is effectively viewed through the lens of an institutional framework in which we understand the pillars for which upholds it—regulative, normative, and cognitive structures—and the ways in which individual values and expectations influence policy and enforcement (and vice versa), then domestic violence policy and enforcement...
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...There are many reasons why men abuse women. A one reason men abuse woman is because the men feel like they need to be in control all the time. Another reason is because they might have been surrounded by it as a child. Third reason is they have no respect for women. These men keep getting away with beating and harming these innocent women, and the women are not doing anything about it. “Statistics say, 71,000 episodes of domestic violence statewide in 1994, resulting in the deaths of 42 women (Battered Wives Remembered).” Men think that it is their job to be the boss in the relationship, and to take control. Men believe that they wear the “pants” in the relationship, and that they are a loud to make all the decisions, for both the women and themselves. There is a process to the men abusing these women. Stage one is Honeymoon. Honeymoon is where the men manipulate the women into thinking they are great, wonderful boyfriends, and that they are the one and only, and then they treat their partner like a princess. Once their women are all buttered up, they make promises to these women and then they slowly move into the second stage. Stage two is known as tension. Tension is the stage where the men fight, argue, push, shove, hit, kick, smack, punch, the women and break them down physically and emotionally. Once the tension builds up the couple goes into stage three. Stage three is called explosion. Explosion is when the men beat and abuse their women worse than in stage two. The...
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...worldwide epidemic. It affects every part of life, from lost time at work to suicide or homicide. It effects every culture, every race, every gender and every socioeconomic background. When domestic abuse happens within the confines of a Christian marriage, it can shake the abused spouse to the core, causing her to question her belief in God. Women are told that they are to submit to both Jesus Christ and their husbands, acknowledging the husband as the head of the family. Sadly, this principle has been construed by abusive spouses as a coercive means in which to keep the abused (in this case, the wife) in complete submission. It is then threatened that should the wife try to leave or to seek help, she will be punished by God, thus sending a mixed message. For a woman of faith, holding on to God helps her to hold on to hope. Even through the questioning and the doubt, faith remains. Once they escape the abusive marriage, it is the victim’s faith that helps her start her life over, with a deeper knowledge of that faith and knowing that God will see her through anything. Keywords: abuse, Christianity, domestic violence, faith, marriage, relationships Domestic Abuse within Christian Marriages Abuse, in its most basic form means to hurt, mistreat, injure or insult (Briscoe & Hunt, 2009). There are many types of abuse, some more passive and some more aggressive. Whatever its form, it is still a means of controlling, manipulating and punishing someone (Briscoe & Hunt, 2009)...
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...Abusive Relationships Abusive relationships can cause many physical disagreements that can be life threatening like physical and emotional violence, fear, and even self-condemnation. It can also cause mental emotional depression and physical problems including death. Abusive relationships influence millions of relationships each day and teenage girls are at higher risks. The significance of these relationships can cause life changing repercussion. Physical and Emotional Abuse Physical and Emotional violence can cause mental scars that can last even a lifetime. Sometimes emotional abuse can be onerous to recognize because it does not leave any visible scars. Threat, imtimidation, putdowns, and betrayal can cause lack of self-confidence and low...
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...of abuse directed at a spouse, cohabitant, or a person with whom the abuser has had a dating or engagement relationship, or with whom the person has had a child, or a person related to the abuser,” (The State Bar of California, 2003). Advocates for domestic violence face many challenges. Often, women who have been abused return to the relationship after receiving assistance from advocates. Sometimes these women drop the charges they previously filed. In many cases, the women end up being killed by the abuser after taking him back. It is difficult for an observer and sometimes for advocates to understand why a woman would choose to return to a harmful relationship. There are many reasons. For example, an unemployed wife who has children may remain in an unhealthy, abusive relationship because she is financially dependent on her husband. And she may lack the self-confidence needed to become independent. Sometimes the abuser has an emotional hold over the victim. She may be afraid to leave. “Often it is dangerous for a woman to leave an abusive relationship. Leaving could mean living in fear of being stalked, fear of losing custody of any minor children, losing financial support, and experiencing harassment at work,” (Women’s Web, n.d.) As an advocate, I would seek to help female victims of domestic violence through education, training, and counseling. Women need to be educated to understand that they are not responsible for the unacceptable behavior of the abuser...
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...maintain an illusion to the world that everything is good in the relationship, and also in many cases for fear of further abuse for drawing attention to the issue. As a result a closed loop of suffering, pain, and violence is created. Annotated Bibliography What is Domestic Violence? (August, 2014) The United States Department of Justice. http://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence The U.S. Department of Justice profiles the various ways in which domestic violence can be perpetrated by the aggressor. The manners in which the aggressor may enact the abuse are; psychological, economic, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. From this study the USDOJ is able to show how domestic violence is inflicted on females and the methods males use to gain control. The studies also show that abuse crosses all age and socioeconomic group boundaries. This study is credible as it comes from the U.S. Department of Justice. The USDOJ enforces laws and defends the interests and wellbeing of the American people. The USDOJ is continually researching various crimes, one of which being domestic abuse. This continual research gives women everywhere a continually growing source of knowledge to aid in prevention and protection. This study provides details into the domination of females by their male partners in emotional, financial, and physical realms. Effects of domestic violence (2013). Stop Violence Against Women. Retrieved August 12, 2014, from http://www.stopvaw.org/effects_of_domestic_violence ...
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