Social Learning Theory Paper

In this paper I will argue that social Learning theory and the Feminist theory best explains why violence occurs. The Social Learning theory is a well known theory for explaining why Violence occurs. The Social Leaning theory argues that people learn how to behave by being exposed or experienced violence (Jasinski, YEAR) I strongly agree with this theory as it refers to explaining why violence occurs in adulthood for various reasons such as intergenerational, media, and culture.
Intergenerational transmission of violence suggests that violence is learned through the socialization in the family (Jasinski, YEAR). In many families things are passed down from one generation to the next generation. Behaviors are one main example that is passed …show more content…
I personally have had many encounters at my field placement which many men whom have a history of Domestic violence. For example, I have a client who came in to complete an assessment due to his long history of Domestic violence involving various intimate partners. During the assessment the client explained that growing up, he witnessed his father being physically abusive to his is mother on a daily basis. He added that whenever his mother did not do whatever his father told her to do; he would verbally and physically abuse her. He explained that in his household they never discussed what was going on. He shared that he saw that after every fight his parents reconciled and the police was never called. Furthermore, he also mentioned witnessing violence when he visited his grandparents. His paternal grandfather exhibited the same behaviors as his father. When I asked more about the family history the client admitted that Domestic violence has been on going for many decades in his family. My client began to condition himself that every time he felt a woman did not do what he said; he had the right to put his hands on