Domestic Violence And Its Effects On Children

Domestic violence is as old as recorded history. There have been reports of domestic violence since the dawn of time, in every country. Throughout history domestic violence has been legal and socially acceptable, until recently. Two major elements have sealed the status of woman for more than six thousand years. Those elements are male dominance, and the concept

Domestic violence: a taboo issue in our society, where the discussion is shut down by fear of instability or vulnerability. A crime, hidden from plain view, behind closed doors, that harms up to half a million innocent individuals every year. Someone is experiencing some form of domestic violence as we speak as for every 15 seconds there is a woman beaten around the world, and for every hour as many as 115 children are abused. Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, is a violation of human rights. It involves violent, abusive or intimidating behaviour carried out by an adult against a partner or former partner to control and dominate that person.  Violence of any form should not be accepted in our modern society it nurtures fear and hatred, and it should not be locked away as an allowable social norm. We should be better than that.

is tolerated under these traditional conditions as discipline (Cohen, 1996). Domestic violence is overwhelmingly committed by men ".. to discipline and coerce women" (Cohen, 1996). "Husbands use violence against their wives as a way of coercing them, establishing control, and conveying rules to regulate 'proper' female behavior (Dobash & Dobash, 1977-1978)." This type of abusive behavior often comes from the ideology that women are subordinate to men (Cohen, 1996). This way of thinking

Intimate partner violence is prevalent around the world. Domestic violence is accepted in many cultures and is considered a private matter meant to be kept in the home. The majority of the perpetrators are men and the victims are women. Victims are usually blamed for the violence which influence the likelihood of women reporting abuse.

Domestic violence against men refers to being in an abusive intimate relationship such as marriage, co-habitation, dating or within the family. As with violence against woman domestic violence is considered a serious crime. Many men who report abuse to the police often get criticized and often face social stigma. People have trouble understanding why a woman who is being abused by her significant other does not simply leave the relationship. When the roles are reversed, then the man is the victim of the abuse; people are beyond clueless and are confused as to why he selects to stay. However, anyone who is in an abusive relationship understands that it is never that simple, to just pick up and leave. Ending a relationship, even an abusive one, is rarely easy. Domestic violence against men is believed to be nonexistent. According to Strauss (2003), he says, “There are many theories on the causes of domestic violence.” Some of those theories can be due to traumatic events in a man’s childhood and therefore it affects their thinking which in turn causes them to accept domestic violence. However, some of the few reasons men do not leave is for the sake of their children, they feel ashamed/embarrassed, they are in denial

Gender violence is a prevalent problem worldwide, touching all aspects of women’s lives from the home to the workplace to the street. Efforts to understand the nature global extent of violence against women are recent activism and building on gender violence is in a period of fast development. In this paper I will discuss what violence against women is, signs of abuse, I will also discuss the increasing violence against women, the types of violence against women, laws on violence against women and getting help for violence.

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior or coercive control in any relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another. (Violence). Most of society’s think domestic violence is when one of the spouses is abusing the other spouse. Domestic violence can occur between anyone who has lived together at one point of time; couples who have never lived together, but have a child together and family member who has live together in the same household. Domestic violence can happen to anyone, regardless of their class, religion, ethnic background, education, age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender presentation, or immigration status. The domestic violence can place in different categories, such as; emotional abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and financial abuse. Researcher had discovered tactics that the abusers use to control their victims such as; dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and shifting blame. (Helpguide.org).

The number of people who are affected by domestic violence in their life is nothing more of scary. Women are one of the many majorly affected by this social injustice. Domestic violence results in women

Men and women can both be the offender or the victim. Statistics show that one in four women are abused and one in seven men are abused. A majority of society believes men are the abusers and women are the victims; however, that just is not the case. The victims that seek help are typically women because men can let their pride get in the way. Men will view seeking help as not having

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner through physical and emotional abuse. Women are much more likely to be victims of intimate partner violence with 85 percent of domestic abuse victims being women and 15 percent being men. (http://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence/resources/statistics.html) Too many women have been held captive by domestic violence -whether through physical, financial, emotional abuse or a combination of all three- it is a serious epidemic in our society that needs attending

One of the first factor is the abuser would want to control the partner and most of the time that happened because the abuser has low self-esteem and when he controls the partner, he feels more confident and powerful especially when he sees the fear in the eyes of the victim. Second factor is that because domestic violence is traditional beliefs. All abusers think that they have the right to control their partner. Most people around the world think that Muslim women get beaten by their husbands, brothers, and fathers and that they control their women but this stereotype is wrong because our religion, Islam, require men to take care of their wives, daughters, and sisters by treating them with respect, to educate them, and be responsible for them financially. And to never do any kind of abuse such as verbal abuse or physical abuse because women are very sensitive and one word could break their emotions.

Many women have been going through abusive relationship for their entire relationship and believe that the reason they get hit or hurt is because of themselves or as a way of getting what they deserve. Some women believe that getting abuse is a form of love and intimacy, when really it is gaining power and control over her from her partner. Some signs of an abusive relationship is when the abuser is extremely jealous, have many mood swings, calling you names, controlling you, isolating you from your friends and family, random angers at any given moment but not many are aware of those signs but simply look at it as a guideline to having a good relationship is by obeying their rules. Abusive relationship can take a tale on women self-esteem. A lot of abuser use sexual and verbal abuse to get their partner to do and say what they want, for example many times women feel like they are unable to do certain things and look a certain way because of their partner. They verbally harass them and tell them that they are nothing without them, making women feel like that is all they can get. As women they need to a sure themselves that if they feel like they aren’t being treated the way they are meant to then it isn’t safe to be in one and to make sure that they are

Domestic violence isn’t just towards women, but is also a large issue against men ("When it"). This issue seems to be very underminded and society becomes one sided on the topic ("When it"). Cindy Boren from the Washington Post proves this saying “According to a 2010 study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 5 million men had been domestically abused in the prior year. And the same study found 40 percent of cases of severe domestic violence were perpetrated on men. About 1 in 4 women (24.3 percent) and 1 in 7 men (13.8 percent) have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner.”("When it"). Violence is violence period, and it is all wrong regardless of gender.

Men that look at abuse this way then could never see themselves or people they know as committing these crimes, and take no personal responsibility for holding themselves or their peers accountable. Continuously, violence against women is so ingrained into our cultural that it has become the norm. Violence against women perpetuates the dominance of men, while keeping women as subordinates. Therefore, it doesn’t benefit men to stand up against domestic violence and sexual assault in the same way that it benefits

According to my opinion there are a multiple of reasons of why partnered women often stay in a violent relationship. In some cases a woman may have been a victim of child abuse, that carried into adulthood, as a result if women are subjected or surrounded by physical force their entire life most feel as if violence is the way of life. Other grounds that can explain why women feel the need to stay in a violent relationship is love, obligation, they are afraid, helpless, little or no education, financial status, or no place else to go. Overall, a woman who endures physical abuse often lacks in self-esteem, self-worth, and confidence they are withdrawn from society and may suffer with depression.