Domestic sheep

From our research, I have found out that there are more domestic violence cases than one could expect. Many cases also have never been reported to the police. Most of the cases deal with the woman as the victim. “85% of domestic violence victims are women (“Domestic Violence Facts”, n.d.).” There have been many changes taking place nationally to deal with domestic violence against women. The first step for a victim of domestic violence is knowing how to recognize the signs. If your partner is…

control women. Men feel superior and they believe women are the weaker sex, but also it depends on women to try to change this ideology. I believe women have to fight for gender equality but not with violence; women should work, go to college and stop domestic violence by going to the police if they are hit. Women can change stereotypes by getting some education about gender equality. Gender roles have been changing. First the traditional place of the women was the home, but now women work as…

The Sexual Victimization of Women: An Oppressive Epidemic Though violence subjected towards women and young girls is only increasing and becoming more accepted and condoned, it is time for this injustice to cease and only the people of this nation have a choice to deny the prevalence of this intolerable behavior. Intentional assault against any one person may have many lasting effects; physical, sexual, psychological and economic. Based on statistics at the state and local level, violence…

prevalent in our society, which is gender violence. This includes sexual assault, domestic violence, relationship abuse, sexual harassment, sexual abuse to children, etc. Domestic violence consists of acts that include physical, sexual, and psychological attacks one person does to the other in an adult intimate relationship. According to FindLaw, “In 1994, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that about 92 percent of domestic violence cases involve female victims.” This says a lot about…

Substance and domestic abuse have been identified as key factors in many child abuse cases. Substance abuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs (WHO, 2015, web). Domestic abuse, also known as spousal abuse, occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other…

getting look down, we looked at each other as competition, while the male population is looking down at us, just basically kicking the dirt in our eyes, words and pain. Especially domestic violence. One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime (Jennifer Weis). Many would say that domestic violence is affected by drugs and alcohol, but it could also be coming from history of past. Unfortunately, it is not always a male hitting a woman situation. Sometimes it can be…

career path early on. When my parents separated from a tumultuous marriage the court ordered us to see a psychologist and I was always eager to go to sessions. I grew up in a home where domestic violence was prevalent and spent my childhood with a traumatized single mother, a survivor of both marital rape and domestic violence. I would leave the therapist’s office I felt reassured and absolved of my issues at the time and it was an immense relief. I became very thankful for therapy. I saw the…

Developing Knowledge of Cornerstone Youth Center At first, Cornerstone started out as a café in which youth could attend and hang out on a Friday after school. In 2004, Cornerstone expanded from a café to a small community youth center. During that period of time, the center was only open two days a weeks after school. It was intended to be a place where youth could hangout and do their homework. Eventually, Cornerstone Youth Center was moved to a bigger and more convenient location. Today,…

Judith Myers Avis (2005) wrote an article about if feminism and family therapy co-exit. My comprehension on what she wrote indicates that she feels that both can co-exit. I will discuss my findings about why I think that she feels that both can exist. She stated that many therapists were focused on feminist therapy when she was in university. She took courses that helped her develop her feminism style of counselling and provided her with an open mind. She states that over 35 years, counselling…

Do you think guns should be banned in the United States? According to the National center for Injury Prevention and Control, “Every day on average, 55 people kill themselves with a firearm, and 46 people are shot or killed in an accident with a gun.” My own experience supports this viewpoint. My grandmother easily feels threatened by guns. Once when she was going to get out of her car, somebody put a gun to her head. However, he fled quickly because of a crowd of people. Guns can be scary and…