Some vitcims
Some vitcims
Like when the men the abuse their girlfriend/wife the women do the same thing…
One strength in this evidence is that the authors are willing to state weaknesses in their arguments. In some cases, a claim would be made or a fact would be stated and the authors would write that there is possible skepticism to that theory. This served as a reminder that the authors lack bias and realize that their argument is not the only perspective. In addition, the authors were strong at having a balance between the stories of individuals and the facts to generalize these situations. It was not just stated that between 30 percent and 60 percent of women had experienced physical or sexual violence by a husband or a boyfriend, but told the story of a Punjabi woman who was a victim of just that (Kristof & WuDunn, 61).…
In The Social Dynamics of Family Violence by Angela Hattery and Earl Smith, they state that “intimate partner violence refers tot he physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual abuse that takes place between intimate partners…between two people who claim or claimed to love each other” (Hattery and Smith 205). Intimate partner violence in a heterosexual relationship can be summarized as a person’s desire to control the power in relationship and force women to be dependent on the man. “There are 2.5 to 4.5 million physical assaults inflicted on adult women by their intimate partner per year” (Hattery and Smith 203). This estimation is believed to be less than what may actually occur because domestic abuse is not sufficiently reported to authorities. A reason as to why women do not fully report these crimes could be that they do not see themselves as a victim, knowledge that an actual crime was committed against them, or simply because they believe that it was a one time incident that will not happen again and they want to forgive their partner.…
This essay will address the question ‘Is Domestic Violence underrepresented in society?’ in particular it will focus upon the policing of Domestic Violence as well as the punishment associated with this criminal offence, including background of issues highlighted within previous assignments. These include the history of domestic violence, gender differences and generational differences. A main objective would be to address in particular whether domestic violence is underrepresented within the criminal justice system. This will be achieved by looking at how domestic violence is approached legally.…
An article in the Social Science & Medicine discusses the variance between males and female victims, and their abusers. According to their studies, results varied depending on the source of data. When collecting data from the justice system and police, they found intimate partner violence to be higher among females. However, when analyzing results within communities, women are the same if not more likely than men to instigate one act of physical aggression towards a male counterpart in their lifespan. This demonstrates the natural tendencies females have towards violence as…
Barriers to Leaving an Abusive Partner Intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most common abusive behavior that occurs within an intimate relationship. IPV occurs in all social groups, irrespective of gender, race, socioeconomic status, culture, and sexual orientation. Although women can be aggressive in their relationship with men and sometimes violence can permeate same-sex relationships, the overwhelming global burden of IPV is more likely to be borne by females. Individuals with no prior experience in IPV often find it perplexing to fathom why victims of abuse contend with it for years. At the heart of this paradox is usually the question, “Why doesn't the victim leave?”…
However, even as lopsided the numbers are for domestic violence against men and women, the cases of men being victims are far too underreported, even for their lowered percentage, which, in truth, is far higher than the rumored ‘5%’. Large scale studies, done over several years by the National Institute of Justice and and the Center of Disease Control in America, Canada, and the UK state that, “Men were the victims of DV 38-50% of the time..” and “...835,000 men are the victims of domestic violence each year” (MenWeb). Even with the number of female victims being 1.5 million, 835,00 men a year is not very far behind and is tragic in itself. However, there are still almost no reports whatsoever against women acting out with serious violent toward their male partners.…
In conventional society, there are those that are considered to be insiders and those on the opposite side of the spectrum that are regarded to be outsiders. There is an apparent discrepancy between the treatment amongst those two groups because while, insiders are praised and bestowed upon in a positive light, outsiders are condemned and treated as outcasts. They are rejected and harshly regarded as the bane of all existence. They are excluded from or do not fit into any particular group, whether it be due to physical, cultural, or social attributes that make them different from everyone else. Due to the negative connotation associated to outsiders, there are organizations that are designed to assist outsiders in dealing with their issues…
This will suggest the police and the courts to take a more serious approach towards the issue instead of regarding domestic violence as a lesser crime, although in recent years they seem to have become more aware of the problem, particularly in cases of molestation and stalking. However, the response of the police to victims of domestic abuse is not good enough and it has been reported that in a group of 600 cases of bodily harm, the victims found police intervention to be inadequate, mostly issuing cautions to the perpetrator rather than making…
Furthermore some victims are afraid to break the silence because they want to keep a status quo and out of shame and embarrassment. It is imperative to show them that they are not to blame and the abusers should be the ones responsible for their uncontrolled actions. Victims have to be educated that relationship shouldn’t come with physical torture and that the abusers do not change. even when they promise they…
Domestic Violence (Why is Domestic Violence tolerated by females within the Hispanic/Latino/ and Chicano household?) 28 year old, Francisco, grew up in an unexpected life of violence. As he grew up and matured with the help of a single mother, two brothers and a sister, he soon began to understand everything had to be done by his own hands. No attention from either of his family members caused depression and interest in danger and pain. Roaming around the streets of Los Angeles and later moving to Pomona he met quite a large amount of people.…
L (2013), Why abused women stay in bad relationships; Retrieved August 16, 2014, from http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/10/opinion/steiner-domestic-violence This source documents research on females whom stayed in an abusive relationship fearing of retaliation or in a hope of changing the abusing partner. The research shows the complications to the situations, particularly how a woman who’s being abused still tries to maintain a positive image to the world about their relationship. Some of the women who attempted leaving the relationship ended up with no societal support, or worse yet, died. This article gains credibility from its’ author Leslie Steiner.…
1), the general public has limited understanding about male victims of domestic violence. The case of Simon Lanham demonstrates the present situations of male victims of gendered and domestic violence. The value judgements of the general public and victims themselves as the major factor contributing to the low reporting rate domestic violence by male victims, the lack of support from society and injustice treatment by police officers further deter male victims from seeking help. The mass media and legal institutions creates moral panic to influence the perceived stereotypic public and personal perceptions towards male victims of domestic violence. By allowing the male victims to share their experiences and opinions, the general public starts to criticize the existing perceptions and the approaches of police officers towards male victims of domestic violence.…
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence is also called intimate partner violence is a serious public health concern because it affects the most important unit of society, which is the family. Unlike other forms of violent crime across social interaction, violence within the household occurs amongst individuals with intimate and trustworthy relationships. The term ‘domestic violence’ is defined as patterns of abuse in a relationship in order to gain or maintain power over the victim.…
Thesis: Domestic violence his generally defined as violent or aggressive behavior within a home, that typically involves the violent abuse of a spouse or partner (Gosselin, D. K. , 2014). Within society today domestic violence is all around us, sometimes it is visible but other times victims of this abuse fail to report such activities to authorities. Furthermore, this paper will discuss the topic of domestic violence, and the intervention programs that are put in place for the minimization such violence. In addition these programs weaknesses will be addressed, and how they can be made to be more effective.…