The first generalization and the most important problem in Native American domestic violence is that family violence is a serious problem in our native communities and this includes abusing a spouse, children, parents, grandparents or elders, cousin, aunts, and uncle. Native Americans have the highest numbers reported of elder, children, and rape abuse by a family member out of any other race because the use drugs and alcohol, and their own mental health issues. This is why our family related domestic violence problems are a serious issue it’s because a lot of our abuse is cause by substance abuse or mental health issues. “Domestic violence is a learned behavior (through observation, experience, reinforcement, culture, family, and community).
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The abusers can come from all backgrounds, races, religions, economic status, educational levels, and occupations. The common terms used for a person who domestically abuses someone in other words is a perpetrators, offenders, batterers, and of course an abuser. “What abusers have in common is the belief that they have the right to control the thought, feelings, beliefs, and actions of their partners.”(Jane Doe Inc. 2017) A lot of abusers can easily go undetected because in public they appear composed, nice, charming, and attentive to outsiders-even to their partners at first that’s how the partner doesn’t know they will shortly get abused. To most only men cause domestic abuse over women but, that doesn’t mean that men aren’t domestically abused. A lot of studies show that a great deal of men don’t report their abuse and continue staying with their partner because it is very “embarrassing” to be hit by a woman. When men go un-reported it is very sad because men getting domestically abused don’t get as much attention as women because they aren’t often pressured to report it like women are. Instead men are pressured against reporting their domestic abuse and to stay quiet about it. Making sure that a man is okay and safe in their homes and relationships is just as important as making sure a woman is safe because not only men are responsible for domestic
The abusers can come from all backgrounds, races, religions, economic status, educational levels, and occupations. The common terms used for a person who domestically abuses someone in other words is a perpetrators, offenders, batterers, and of course an abuser. “What abusers have in common is the belief that they have the right to control the thought, feelings, beliefs, and actions of their partners.”(Jane Doe Inc. 2017) A lot of abusers can easily go undetected because in public they appear composed, nice, charming, and attentive to outsiders-even to their partners at first that’s how the partner doesn’t know they will shortly get abused. To most only men cause domestic abuse over women but, that doesn’t mean that men aren’t domestically abused. A lot of studies show that a great deal of men don’t report their abuse and continue staying with their partner because it is very “embarrassing” to be hit by a woman. When men go un-reported it is very sad because men getting domestically abused don’t get as much attention as women because they aren’t often pressured to report it like women are. Instead men are pressured against reporting their domestic abuse and to stay quiet about it. Making sure that a man is okay and safe in their homes and relationships is just as important as making sure a woman is safe because not only men are responsible for domestic