Domestic Violence And Its Effects On Individuals, Families And Communities

Domestic violence is an epidemic and the number one health concern in our country. There are more abusers and their victims compared to past years. As a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship, domestic violence is used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another one. It can be physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse and not look the same in every relationship because every relationship is different. This kind of abuse affects people of all ages and sexes, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, education and employment levels. Abuse towards children and the elderly can be violent or aggressive behavior. Thus, there are many types of abuse that one can suffer; awareness of the signs of domestic violence is especially important before getting into any kind of intimate relationship.

Every action is followed by a reaction; however, occasionally the reaction is only a temporary solution that leads to long-term consequences. This is especially true of how domestic violence is currently governed by the criminal justice system and social norms. A lack of preventative care exists and this ignores the consequences of domestic violence in our society. Incidents of domestic violence are often treated as one-time or isolated occurrences; however, in many cases abusers and victims fall back into these learnt behaviors. Therefore, domestic violence is a never-ending cycle that cannot be stopped without cultural and legal changes that focus on preventing further instances of violence and empowering victims to break the cycle.

According to “The United States Department of Justice” Domestic violence is defined as 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. Domestic violence has different forms sexual, physical, emotional and psychological actions or threats. These forms of treatment can influence another person. There are

It has been recorded that approximately “2,000,000 injuries, and 1,300 deaths are caused each year as a result of domestic violence” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). This harm to and loss of life is due to the negligence of all Americans, in regards to the monitoring and managing of domestic violence in the United States. In order to combat the blatant disregard for domestic violence victims, Americans must support, aid, and assist those who fall victim to this crime, as well as educate those who are oblivious to the matter at hand. These actions will be essential in the eradication of domestic violence, as well as the preservation of the health and overall safety of all American people.

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).

“We define domestic violence as 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.  Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone.”

Millions of women in the United States are physically, and emotionally abused by an intimate partner each year. Domestic violence is a situation that harms and kills most particularly women, children, and families members. As a result, battering of women is one of the foremost causes of injury to women. The growing awareness of how pervasive and destructive this situation is in our society, and the violence that accompanies it, has created a wide variety of programs, shelters, educational endeavors, law enforcement initiatives, and other efforts to prevent the development of this well-known trend. Fortunately, most victims of domestic violence today have one or more ways out, if they know there are available opportunities exist and able to use them accordingly.

Million of women in the United States are physically, and emotionally abuse by an intimate partner each year. Domestic violence is a situation that harms and kills most particularly women, children, and families members. As a result, battering of women is one of the foremost causes of injury to women. The growing awareness of how pervasive and destructive this situation is in our society, and the violence that accompanies it, has created a wide variety of programs, shelters, educational endeavors, law enforcement initiatives, and other efforts to prevent the development of this well-known trend. Fortunately, most victims of domestic violence today have one or more ways out, if they know there are available opportunities exist and able to use them accordingly.

The increasing demands on the healthcare providers to screen for potential abuse adds to their existing challenges of delivering quality care to patients in a limited time frame. Therefore, some physicians interpret domestic violence to be primarily a criminal justice issue and consequently do not delve into such matters. There are many faces of abuse which can be physical, emotional, and financial. While some women deny experiencing domestic violence at first, but the notion of bringing up that topic might alleviate stress while sharing the situation with their primary care provider in the absence of the abuser.

Domestic violence can be defines as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic pr psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure or wound

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A social problem that really impacts the world, as it has impacted my life is Domestic Violence. Domestic violence as well as emotional abuse is a behavior or actions done by one person to another in a relationship to have control over the person in which you are in a relationship with. Domestic violence does not discriminate partners can be married or simply just be living together, they can be straight, gay, or lesbian and it can be done to both women and men. I know there is a lot of help out there for women and men that have been abused, but I believe the real problem is that people are sometimes too afraid to speak up and sometimes people become too comfortable in the environment in which they live in to realize that what is being done to them is abuse. I feel this is a social problem because people are not being educated the right way about domestic violence and how it affects society as a whole, also many people think it is normal to live in an abusive relationship and this is because this problem is not addressed adequately and taught to people at a young age.

There's a lot of recognized violence such as domestic violence, emotional violence, and sexual violence. But these aren't the only types of violence that exist.

There is a growing interest in raising awareness about various forms and experiences of domestic violence, its effects on individual and family lives. While, statistically females appear to be more vulnerable to domestic abuse, one cannot ignore, invalidate or marginalise female domestic abuse towards males or same sex domestic abuse (Sanderson, 2008, p.21). Domestic abuse may occur in many different forms such as physical, emotional, financial, sexual, economic, and psychological. For the victims of the abuse it is not always easy to accept or reveal that they are subjected to violence. In cases where they victim suffers from other forms of abuse other than physical abuse, acceptance my take a long time. The number of individuals being abused by their intimate partners has been increasing. There are studies that examine individual and social circumstances which affect the ways the survivors cope with the abuse and develop strategies to end the relationships in which they are abused. As well as the effectiveness of the help and support available from various charities and organisations. Most of these studies focus on women survivors as domestic abuse is problematised as an issue of male domination and unequal gender relations. However, there are also emerging studies researching domestic abuse cases in which men are the victims and survivors. This study aims to examine the abuse experiences of both female and male survivors so as to compare the differences and similarities

In America most cases of Domestic Violence are never actually reported, many times these cases go unheard and the victims suffer in silence. The worn out cries of a battered woman as she lays on the ground clutching herself and begging her significant other to just stop. The bruises and cuts that remain unreported due to the victim claiming they accidentally fell yet again. The abusers tend to make the victim almost entirely dependable on them. An abuser will do this to gain control and to create a weaker victim, “behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other” (Par. 1, Definition). Control. The abuser seeks control over their victims. When their control is threatened they act out in ways harmful to others. Domestic