Intro
Prior to being educated about family violence, I would have grouped myself in a category with individuals who hear the term "family violence" and only think about the physical aspect, domestic violence. As a result of being educated about family violence and what it encompasses I now know that there are other classifications besides the immediate act of physical or sexual violence within a family and that the family violence power and control wheel elaborates more in detail about additional forms of abuse that can be witnessed or experienced throughout any relationship.
Components of the Power and Control Wheel
There are eight various components of the Power and Control Wheel which consists of male privilege, coercion and threats, intimidation, emotional abuse, isolation, minimizing, denying, and blaming, using children, and economic abuse. The term “male privilege” refers to a male having certain or more benefits/power over a female precisely due to his gender. He usually acts as the head of the household and makes any and all decisions for the household. Coercion and threats are used by a …show more content…
There are many barriers to consider and a strategic plan should be developed before one decides to leave in order to reduce the likely-hood of the situation becoming even more volatile. According to the domestic violence statistics data listed on the Domestic Abuse Shelter of The Florida Keys, “Approximately 75% of women who are killed by their batterers are murdered when they attempt to leave or after they have left an abusive relationship and On average, a woman will leave an abusive relationship seven times before she leaves for good “(2012). Three barriers that that would prevent an individual from successfully leaving a violent/abusive relationship may include but are not limited to money, children, and immigration
Prior to being educated about family violence, I would have grouped myself in a category with individuals who hear the term "family violence" and only think about the physical aspect, domestic violence. As a result of being educated about family violence and what it encompasses I now know that there are other classifications besides the immediate act of physical or sexual violence within a family and that the family violence power and control wheel elaborates more in detail about additional forms of abuse that can be witnessed or experienced throughout any relationship.
Components of the Power and Control Wheel
There are eight various components of the Power and Control Wheel which consists of male privilege, coercion and threats, intimidation, emotional abuse, isolation, minimizing, denying, and blaming, using children, and economic abuse. The term “male privilege” refers to a male having certain or more benefits/power over a female precisely due to his gender. He usually acts as the head of the household and makes any and all decisions for the household. Coercion and threats are used by a …show more content…
There are many barriers to consider and a strategic plan should be developed before one decides to leave in order to reduce the likely-hood of the situation becoming even more volatile. According to the domestic violence statistics data listed on the Domestic Abuse Shelter of The Florida Keys, “Approximately 75% of women who are killed by their batterers are murdered when they attempt to leave or after they have left an abusive relationship and On average, a woman will leave an abusive relationship seven times before she leaves for good “(2012). Three barriers that that would prevent an individual from successfully leaving a violent/abusive relationship may include but are not limited to money, children, and immigration