Society justifies self-defense if the person’s life is in immediate danger. Women who suffer from battered woman syndrome feel that their life is always in immediate danger. It is often argued that women in abusive relationships have the option to leave their partner. However, the abused woman often feels that leaving is a greater risk. “If the victim leaves, there is the risk that her abuser could escalate the violence after she leaves.
Title: - Examine the patterns of, and reasons for, domestic violence in society Domestic violence is described as ‘physical, psychological, sexual or financial violence that takes places with an intimate or a family relationship, those forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. This involves partners, ex-partners and household members’ (women’s aid Federation). Although it is typically happening to a women, men also suffer from domestic violence. Some psychologists attribute it to psychological causes. However, many sociologists would argue that this is a result from social causes A shocking pattern of domestic violence is that women are more often only targeted by domestic violence.
Reasons For Violence In Families And Intimate Relationships. For ages, psychologists, feminists and researchers tinkered with violence in intimate relationships; they delved into understanding and unmasking the root cause of physical and psychological abuse in relation to families and intimate relationships. Why would people in a love relationship harm their partners, why would they control and frighten their soul mates and why does this trend persist across the world? According to William (2005) relationship violence is rooted in power struggle and the hunger for control, every body wants to be the boss. When an individual is dominated by selfish tendencies and he is fiercely tethered by low self image and self esteem his desire to assert supremacy over the others is heightened.
Domestic violence is now understood to extend beyond physical violence and beyond the home. Woman’s aid and many other specialist services define domestic violence as a range of abuse, including physical, sexual, mental, emotional or psychological violence. The perpetrator may be a woman’s husband, boyfriend, cohabite, ex partner or other close family member. (www.womansaid.org.uk) In general violence may be systematic and long term, it can occur anywhere although is most likely to occur in the home, as the home is behind closed doors, away from the public eye. It is also the place where emotions run highest, for women the home offers safety, away from the pressures of the outside world.
Battering is the single major cause of injury to women, more significant that auto accidents, rapes, or muggings. In fact, the emotional and psychological abuse inflicted by batterers may be more costly to treat in the short-run than physical injury. Many of the physical injuries sustained by women seem to cause medical difficulties as women grow older. Arthritis, hypertension and heart disease have been identified by battered women as directly caused or aggravated by domestic violence suffered early in their adult lives. The only way for you to break the cycle of domestic violence is to take action, and the sooner you it the better.
The factors that influence the departure or remaining of a wife with her abusive spouse are explained. Resolutions that may assist in improving the emotional and physical problems are identified. The Victimization of Women Married to Substance Addicted Men Women from all walks of life, of different societies, culture, race and creed experience the devastating effects of violence on a regular basis. Aggravated assault, simple assaults, sexual assaults, murders and rapes are all occurrences of violence against women. “In general, for both fatal and non-fatal violence, women are at higher risk than men to be victimized by an intimate” (Craven, 1996, p. 2).
The NCADV describes domestic violence as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. Domestic abuse affects a large amount of individuals regardless of age, race, religion, economic status, nationality, educational background or the community they live in. III. Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Janeith Hyacinth and my goal today is to persuade you that it is important to report domestic violence to the authorities. a.
Domestic violence occurs in men and women of any race, ethnicity, or religion, whether they are gay or straight, rich or poor, teen, adult, or elderly. Most domestic abused victims are women being abused by men (Women’s Aid 2012). In attempt to prevent further abuse, victims can obtain a protection order and/or a restraining order. Protection orders and restraining orders differ across states but are both used to protect victims in different ways. Civil Protection Orders (CPO) are usually used to protect victims of domestic violence.
Is the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) an effective law to reduce domestic violence? Domestic violence is a type of abuse that affects many parts of our society. It involves injuring someone who is usually a spouse or partner but it can also be a parent, child or other family member. According to the article “ Who are the victims of Domestic Violence?”, It is the most common cause of injury to women ages 15 to 44, victims may suffer physical injuries such as bruises or broken bones, or they may suffer emotional injuries from depression, anxiety or even lose communication with their society. It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is, because people often don't report it.
Most people would see a man hitting a woman. The typical answer one will hear is an instance of aggressive behavior, violence, or abuse whether it is psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional; and most would say that is usually against women. If one were to go to Google and type in anything about domestic abuse or even “men as victims in domestic violence situations”, the search would automatically pull up data, statistics, and pictures about women and their standings as victims. What does this say about our culture? Men and women having the same protection and services eliminates discrimination that comes with gender roles.