Male Victims Of Family Violence

One in three victims of family violence is male ("Male Victims of Family Violence." ). Many males who are abused as children think that it is what every family does until they get older and realize what happened shouldn't have happened (Pelzer). Male victims can be falsely arrested and removed from their homes on account of the assumption that since they are male a majority are the perpetrator and not the victim.

Males aren’t usually looked at as victims compared to as the perpetrator. One man is abused every thirty-seven point eight seconds. Most guys in this era are more sensitive to abuse compared to the past and women sometimes may see it as a weakness and be more skeptical to use it against them. Many men deal with a majority of impacts when they are being abused. Men feel that it is distressing to see campaigns that state that men …show more content…
Guys always feel more likely to apologies, become abusive, and grow up watching parents being abusive to each other. Apologies don't always work if you don't know what is going on ( Chris). Coming out of abusive relationships can make the victims abusive whether they know it or not (Dean). Watching parents being abused (Alice). ("Male Victims of Family Violence." ).

Males can also have difficulties with trusting people. Towards the End of the abuse the daily difficulties start to lessen. There is a lot less of drinking and drug problems, more faith in humanity and they may fear that if they unveil the abuse there will be nowhere for their children and them to escape to, also in many cases of intimate partner violence, males can fear that if they disclose the abuse or end the relationship, their partner might become more abusive and/or take the children from them ("Male Victims of Family Violence." ). Men feel safer when they meet a person who treats them with