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encompasses spouse battering; neglect and physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of children; elder abuse; and marital rape. In many cases, family members tolerate abusive and violent behavior from relatives they would never accept from strangers
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Family violence
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In violent families, the home, which is normally a safe haven of love and protection, may be the
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most dangerous place for victims.
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___________________are likely to have come from violent homes where they witnessed wife-beating or were abused themselves
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one third of abusive men
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Women who grew up in violent homes are______________________ to expect or accept violence in their own relationships.
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50% more likely
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Typically, the abuser has strong feelings of_________________________ as well as poor problem-solving and social skills. He is emotionally_____________________________________________
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inadequacy and low self-esteem
immature, needy, irrationally jealous, and possessive |