Black Women And Domestic Violence Essay

This paper discusses the experiences of African American Women under slavery during the Slave Trade, their exploitation, the secrecy, the variety of tasks and positions of slave women, slave and ex-slave narratives, and significant contributions to history. Also, this paper presents the hardships African American women faced and the challenges they overcame to become equal with men in today’s society. Slavery was a destructive experience for African Americans especially women. Black women suffered doubly during the slave era.

Do you ever have a feeling of adrenaline running through your body? Have you ever felt threatened by an external force that is beyond your control? Or questions your understanding of why you feel the way you feel? Similar to a volcano, your energy boils up until an eruption occurs, thus releasing suppressed thoughts and buried concerns into an explosion of frustration. This feeling is anger

“Only by experience can any one realize how deep, and dark, and foul is that pit of abominations.” (Jacobs, 120). These words are spoken by Harriet Jacobs (also known as Linda Brent) and after reading about her life experience as a slave, I have come to believe that slavery was far worse for women than it ever was for men. Jacobs never states that black slave men had it easy during the slave years, in fact she tells a few stories about how some slave men were beaten. She also tells about the life experience of a slave girl, herself. Her own experiences made me feel blessed that I was never born as a black woman during the time of slavery. I do not think that I would have been strong enough to endure

African American women are expected to be the emotional backbone of their family but with domestic abuse involved, this can destroy a African American woman's state of mind and sense of reality. An African American woman is represented in society as aggressive and unyielding and expected to be strong by not claiming the role of the victim. With this label, A African American women can ignore and hide their feelings mentally. The problems arise with domestic

Domestic Violence is a human tragedy, and has been a part of life for many individuals. It is not subjective to a particular group, race, or culture. Historically, the feminist movement preserved the theory that domestic violence is a growing matter because of the continuous power differential between the male gender and the female gender. Remarkably, this approach on domestic disputes unveiled the inner workings of barriers men, women, and children would face when in a domestic violence situation. The feminist theory emphasizes on studying “the gendered nature of all relationships…which aims at understanding how gender is related to social inequalities and oppression” (Marsigila & Kulis, 2015, p. 148). Disastrously, an ignorant notion that once dominated our culture was the belief that emotional agony was less painful than physical brutality. However,

The question of why men or women abuse and why men and women are reluctant to end abusive relationships may seem abstract, but theories have important implications how to understand the problem (Sampson, 2006).

The definition of domestic violence is highly dependent on the setting that it is applied too. Let us go a step farther and add, the definition is contingent on the culture in which it is referred to. The US Department of Justice defines domestic violence as “abusive behavior in any relationship, it can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions designed to intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound. (U.S. Dept of Justice 2014)” Cultural norms researched for this paper, that would be considered violent and or domestic violence in the culture of the United States, would not be classified as violent behaviors in the cultures of Malawi and South Asia. Domestic violence, by perception and definition, although categorized differently by culture, doesn’t change the fact that the most vulnerable are at risk.

Domestic violence in New Zealand affects men and women of all ages and ethnicities. This essay will focus on domestic violence among Chinese women in New Zealand and we will be examining literature on the risk factors which contribute to domestic violence. There are several reasons we should address the issue of domestic violence in the Chinese community. Foremost domestic violence causes harmful effects on the health of the victim; these often result in long term health problems (Campbell, 2002). Secondly without an understanding of the risk and protective factors of domestic violence in the Chinese community we are unable to develop effective preventative measures and interventions to utilise (Tse, 2007; Ho, 1990). Thirdly we are faced with a rising Chinese population in New Zealand, 9% of the population in the Auckland region are Chinese people as of 2012 (Mehta, 2012). We have a lack of research in domestic violence in the Chinese community, studying this issue would help to understand the barriers that the Chinese group would face in regards to accessing services (Ministry of Health, 2006; Tse, 2007). We will also be looking at policies and interventions which address domestic violence, how effective these services have been in addressing domestic violence and any potential barriers which may prevent women from accessing these services.

One of the facts that I found interesting in the readings, that we touched upon briefly in class, is that ninety percent of women in prison for killing men are there because that man abused them. Abuse being either physical or sexual abuse. In most of these cases the women were acting in self-defense. The reason I chose this topic to talk about for my thought piece is because I don’t think we talked about it enough in class. I think this is a very important thing to talk about, not only in courses in this one but also in general. Domestic abuse, especially towards women, is something that is still prominent in America, as well as around the world, and it something that it not addressed often or well enough. According to a HuffingtonPost.com article, seventy percent of women around the world will experience physical and/or sexual abuse by an intimate partner during their lifetimes. However, only twenty-five percent of physical assaults performed against women are reported to police every year. Something is not right with

Domestic violence is one of the worlds best kept secret, as an estimated fifteen percent of violent crimes are accounted by intimate partner violence (ncadv.org), yet it is rarely reported, or resulted in a conviction. This issue is prevalent in the United States, and it is a widely represented population, as there are many resources available to those that are victims of this crime. For this literature review, I was interested to see how this heinous crime is seen within Muslim culture, specifically in Iran. My initial interest sparked from hearing a friend of mine say that the women in her home country of Iran were treated as property, and that what the United States sees as being crime, is just typical behavior there. Another reason that this issue is not commonly talked about, aside from the fear of judgment and embarrassment, is the aversion that those within the Muslim culture are overly violent; a direct cause of the religion. It is then that I decided to commence my effort to dive into the world of research on my topic: Prevalence of Domestic Violence within Muslim Culture. My hypothesis was that mental illness of ones partner was the largest risk factor associated with the victimization of relational violence, and continued below is information derived from previous research.

Domestic Violence has been an ongoing issue since the beginning of time and for centuries, considered a private family matter. While it may have been noticed, it was rarely addressed and intervention was rarely offered to, or accepted by the victim. With the uprising of feminist movements, domestic violence is now recognized as a serious social issue, with the implications of abuse reaching far past the four walls of the private home (Fritz 8). Affecting not only the battered victim, but the victim’s children, extended family members, friends, and even employers, domestic violence requires the attention and intervention of not only law enforcement agencies, court systems, and departments of child and family services, but of employers and educators as well.

On Monday, while I was working at my internship, I had to interview a man who was arrested for domestic violence over the weekend. The guy was in receiving, not in the K block where they keep the crazies, so I was not expecting this guy to be the way he was. I called him over to the bench to do the interview and immediately he started spewing all about he was not guilty and he kept trying to tell me all about his case, which I am not supposed to know. The defendant would stop talking about the case when I told him to, but as soon as another opportunity presented itself, he went right back to talking about it. At one point, the inmate even stood up and took off his shirt to show me the marks on him from the domestic dispute. It was my responsibility to keep the interview on track as well as keeping the inmate under control, and I feel as though I could have handled the situation better.

Women who kill abusing husbands is a topic that can be used to shine light on some of the current issues of sexual harassment, domestic violence and even some of the laws that are put in place to protect and demean women’s rights. The purpose of this paper is to inform readers that there are many issues that lead up to a woman killing their abuser/husbands, such as the harsh history of violent used against women by their husband, involvement of church, fear for children in the home, and having limited resources to safely leave. This paper will also inform readers of the effects of past and current domestic violence towards women. This paper will give reader a chance to think of effective interventions and possible solutions on assisting women that are being abused.

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, against women remains a major issue in today’s society. Domestic violence occurs between two people or more. The abuser is often described as being the man due to the large physical advantage but it can also be the woman. Domestic abuse shows no inclination in any gender. Domestic violence is very common is households and after researching the causes of this social issue, one can conclude that it usually starts with a controlling behavior to control someone that feels fragile or inferior. In this paper, I will analyze three different forms of literature. The first being a website article, Injury Prevention and Control: Division of Violence Prevention by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The second type of literature will be a magazine article, When Your Partner Is Abusive by Meghan Rabbitt from the Women’s Health. The last piece of literature will be a peer-reviewed scholarly journal article, Summer’s Death by Lori Ann.

The practice of violence is prevalent throughout the world and millions of people die every year because of violence. One of the most pervasive forms of violence is domestic violence (Heise et al., 1994) (Koenig et al., 2003), which is hampering the harmony of communities, families and even individuals. Millions of families and homes have been and are being destroyed every year because of domestic violence. There are many forms of domestic violence such as violence against spouses, women, men, children or the elderly (Koenig et al., 2003). Although violence is gendered since men are considered to be the major perpetrators of violence against women (VAW), not all men are violent and both men and women have the equal potential to be