Domestic sheep

A Downward Spiral Many people get to a point in life where they contemplate with the idea of suicide. People have their personal reasons - depression, financial issues, relationships. Some people facade positive emotions to conceal private despair, while others show signs leading to their suicide. In the 1962 film drama The Days of Wines and Roses, a married couple’s relationship falls apart due to alcoholism. “The Doomed in Their Sinking” by William Gass, Gass tries to understand the concept of…

On the other hand, while viewing the film True Lies, I found it very violent and infiltrating to the mind and soul. The protagonist Harry, is portrayed as a white traditional family man, who happens to be the head of his household. On the other hand, Harry’s wife Helen, is portrayed as the traditional mother/housewife character and is employed as a legal secretary, which is considered as a lower paying job in comparison to Harry’s. For this reason, women are treated as second-class citizens by…

The offender, Simon Gittany, was born in the Western Sydney suburb of Merrylands in 1973. Gittany has five siblings, all of which were raised in Australia after his parents emigrated from Lebanon. Although large, there is no evidence to suggest that it was an abusive or neglectful household. Rather, psychologist Anna Robilliard describes the family as being “loving” and “close knit” (R v. Gittany, 2014). At the time of the homicide, Gittany was 37 years old, and was an owner of various business…

soon as possible. Domestic violence can be dated back to around 750 B.C. when Romans were justifiably allowed to beat their wives under the law (Dyess.af). Government enforcement and legislation against domestic violence cultivated around the 1500s in early old English laws to prevent the intolerable acts of abuse. The majority of the population in the United States have either heard of, been a part of, or witnessed some kind of domestic violence issue. The problem of domestic violence has…

Historically speaking, women were kept in the domestic realm and very few unmarried women actually made it into the civic sphere. It was extremely rare for married women to carry out any actions besides housework and basic errands. Glaspell writes “A Jury of Her Peers” in an ironic manner allowing the…

Key Finding 1: There are a number of causes of Domestic Violence and frequently it is a combination of these that results in this. Researchers have identified that domestic violence events have a pattern. Understanding this pattern can assist in supporting those who are either the victim or the perpetrator to avoid this happening in the future? - Cycle of Violence A pattern of behaviour known as the ‘cycle of violence’ can often be identified in domestic violence situations. Although not…

Overcoming Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse is one of the biggest problems that can come out of a relationship that some may not even hear about. When I first heard the word abuse, I thought it was just how someone physically treated someone. Most women who are stuck in an abusive relationship don 't realize what kind of resources are out there and available to help them get away and get a fresh start. When I was in need, I was not aware of these life-changing resources. When I was about nineteen…

points out questions that most people don’t comprehend and always ask: “Why does she stay [in abusive relationships]? Why doesn’t she just leave ?” However, most people do not realize the reality of this problem is much more complicated. According to Domestic Abuse Shelter, it generally takes women seven times attempts to leave an abusive relationship before they leave successfully. Furthermore, over 70 percent abused women were killed by their male partners as they attempted to end or after…

When people watch the news or hear about someone who performs a violent criminal act, the first question arises: Why? There are many theories to why people perform these acts. They were raised in a “bad” environment. They weren’t “loved” enough as a child. They are “crazy.” Lonnie Athens was a man who was raised in a violent home. His father was abusive and controlling. Athens witnessed his father being abusive to his mother, himself and others. He saw his father commit racist acts. The family…

graduate degree at Rutgers University School of Social Work is to break down barriers and obstacles that have been placed in front of me. I grew up in a non-tradition family so I never had an example of what life should be. My mother was a victim of domestic violence, my father was never around, and my siblings were both into the drug game. I will admit, not one person in my family finished high school and at a young age I knew I would have to be the one. Until one day I realized life is about…