Domestic violence against men, a topic that isn’t really talked about, put into the background. Society doesn’t look at domestic violence as affecting men in terms of being the victim, the woman is always looked at as the one being abused. The department of justice defines domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. There are four types of domestic violence physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual. Domestic violence can’t be categorized merely as abuse done to women by men but also abuse done to men by women as well.
There are four types of domestic violence; physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual. The law only …show more content…
The idea that a man could be victim to domestic violence is so unthinkable in today 's society. Men does not usually report incidences of domestic violence and nothing is being done to encourage them to report this abuse. When it comes to domestic violence against men there is very little investment, men did not have as much advocacy as women did to get anything done about this matter. Impact of domestic violence is less apparent on men and less likely to come to be evident so when men try to report it, it can often be very hard for them. They may feel like no one believes them. For example if a man is walking around with bruises and a black eye from his intimate partner most people will just look at is as him just getting into a fight or from his job or sports not from a “weak” women. On the other hand, the topic of domestic violence against men is something rarely spoken about in the media, although out of 100 domestic violence cases 40 of them are by women against men. Society’s expectation is that a man would never end up a victim to domestic violence, their too “strong” for that. According to a study called Differences in Frequency of Violence and Reported Injury Between Relationships with Reciprocal and Nonreciprocal Intimate Partner Violence, in more than 70 % of the cases, the women were perpetrators. (source information) The reality is society may not be ready to accept the …show more content…
Through all the research I have gone through I have yet to find support groups where men can sit down in a circle and talk about their experiences dealing with domestic violence, this may be because not enough men come forward and tell someone about what their going through. Although there are not any support groups there is therapy and help hotlines that can be used. When it comes to seeking out helps there is a huge lack of resources for men that are going through tough times. Although there are not support groups there are hotlines that men can call or even go on the website and talk to people if there are not in an environment to talk on the phone about their
There are four types of domestic violence; physical, emotional, psychological, and sexual. The law only …show more content…
The idea that a man could be victim to domestic violence is so unthinkable in today 's society. Men does not usually report incidences of domestic violence and nothing is being done to encourage them to report this abuse. When it comes to domestic violence against men there is very little investment, men did not have as much advocacy as women did to get anything done about this matter. Impact of domestic violence is less apparent on men and less likely to come to be evident so when men try to report it, it can often be very hard for them. They may feel like no one believes them. For example if a man is walking around with bruises and a black eye from his intimate partner most people will just look at is as him just getting into a fight or from his job or sports not from a “weak” women. On the other hand, the topic of domestic violence against men is something rarely spoken about in the media, although out of 100 domestic violence cases 40 of them are by women against men. Society’s expectation is that a man would never end up a victim to domestic violence, their too “strong” for that. According to a study called Differences in Frequency of Violence and Reported Injury Between Relationships with Reciprocal and Nonreciprocal Intimate Partner Violence, in more than 70 % of the cases, the women were perpetrators. (source information) The reality is society may not be ready to accept the …show more content…
Through all the research I have gone through I have yet to find support groups where men can sit down in a circle and talk about their experiences dealing with domestic violence, this may be because not enough men come forward and tell someone about what their going through. Although there are not any support groups there is therapy and help hotlines that can be used. When it comes to seeking out helps there is a huge lack of resources for men that are going through tough times. Although there are not support groups there are hotlines that men can call or even go on the website and talk to people if there are not in an environment to talk on the phone about their