Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault

The advocates for legal abortion, or pro-choice believe women should have the right to abortion at any point during a pregnancy. On the other hand, those against pro-choice advocate that any abortion should be considered murder, and want to protect human life. The landmark Supreme Court case Roe v Wade (1973) allowed women the right to make their own personal medical decisions regarding abortion, and pro-choice women were then protected by a Constitutional Right to Privacy. In the next three decades, Supreme Court decisions began to limit the ability for young women, and especially low-income women of color to make the decision to end a pregnancy. The Supreme Court was also called upon repeatedly to decide whether

Sexual assault is quite common and one of the most underreported crimes in the world. L. N. Flair, D. L. Franko, and D. B. Herzog (2008) define sexual assault as “an unwanted sexual encounter experienced by women from adolescence onward” (p. 249). It has been discovered that around twelve to thirteen percent of females in the United States have experienced sexual assault (Briere & Scott, 2015). Although sexual assault may be brief and only occur once, it can impact the victim for many years afterward. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently seen in victims of sexual assault. Other short- and long-term mental and physical health issues seen in victims of sexual assault are depression, substance

Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) are persistent and serious problems affecting millions of individuals from different countries, ages, race, economic status or education, and religions. These problems severely affect the victims in addition to the entire society and are associated with several other social ills (Lien 2003). Case studies of personal abuse and violence, particularly between families and domestic partners, are the main occurrences that are dealt with at Hoke County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center (HCDV&SAC). In Hoke County, NC is a small district with fewer DV & SA incidents even though the center can assist anyone from any county; they can only report incidents that happen within Hoke County. The staff members at HCDV&SAC are dedicated to assisting DV & SA victims. They are very active in the communities around Hoke County offering programs and information about what the victim can do and how HCDV&SAC can assist. My experience while working and interviewing the employees gave me awareness of how serious DV & SA really is within my own county. I am aware that this problems happen everywhere, but not aware of the frequency cases in this county. The staff was very knowledgeable on what these problems are and how to educate people on how a good association or relationship looks like. I have learned that everyone could become a victim at some point in his or her life.

Victim blaming can be defined as a devaluing act where the victim of the said crime is blamed and held partially responsible for the outcome committed against them (Ben-David, Schneider, 2005). As displayed throughout this paper, from historical times to present day there still manages to be the idea that the victim plays some kind of role in their sexual assault taking place. In 1980 an important study was done that is still relevant today. Brown’s study showed the predictive validity of feminist theoretical ideas about the nature of rape in America. The results show that many Americans believed in rape myths with attitudes connected to gender role stereotyping (Burt, 1980). Individuals in the research were asked questions

Around the world, one in every three women has been coerced into having intercourse, beaten, or abused during some point in her lifetime (Domestic Violence Statistics, 2015). The topic that will be studied with the paper is intimate partner violence or another term that can be used is domestic violence. Domestic violence or intimate partner violence is the systematic pattern or control or power perpetuated by one partner against another (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, n.d.). Throughout the paper the term domestic violence and intimate violence will be used interchangeably. The misconception is that domestic violence or intimate partner violence is only between two people in a romantic relationship, but this is not so. Domestic violence includes, but is not limited to child abuse, elder and vulnerable adult abuse, spousal or partner abuse, and sibling violence (Can Fam Physician, 1999). This behavior can include but is not limited to sexual assault, intimidation, and physical assault (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, n.d.). Reports from 10 countries have shown that somewhere between 55 and 95 percent of women who experience physical abuse by a partner had never contacted the police, shelters, or other organizations for help (Domestic Violence Statistics, 2015).

I chose to do the domestic survivors subculture I feel as if it was a great topic to focus on its going to reveal a lot of emotion. Domestic violence can happen to anyone. Domestic violence sometimes called battering is against the law. At first glance, it is hard to imagine why a victim of domestic violence would voluntarily remain in the relationship with the abuser. As you may know domestic violence doesn’t always start off as violence it starts off as in the form of love. The abuser feels as if they love the person so much that it hurts. That the abuse they inflict on the person they love is because they love and care about them. Many victims feel as if no one will believe them. There has been so many cases that have gone unanswered because no one really knows what goes on. The person being abused hides what the abuser does because they think it is something they did wrong or they think the person loves them. Domestic abuse comes in different forms it can be verbal, physical, or sexual. Domestic abuse leaves psychological scars from anxiety due to living in ongoing danger. In my essay you will get to know a lot of women that have survived domestic abuse and their stories.

Domestic abuse is tremendous problem around the globe. There are different forms of domestic violence, all of which are not acceptable and in some places in the world domestic violence is legal. In the places where domestic violence is legal, it is only legal to hurt your wife. If a woman tried to hurt her husband, she would be majorly punished. It is defined as a series of abusive acts in any form of a relationship for one person to have control over their partner. The three most common forms of domestic violence are physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Even though there are other forms of domestic abuse they all relate back to these three topics.

Intimate partner abuse has more commonly and it typically has been called domestic violence or spouse abuse. This type of abuse describes any physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former intimate partner or spouse. The definition of intimate partner abuse is any intentional act or series of acts that cause injury to the spouse or intimate partner. Usually the abuse starts as psychological abuse and then gradually turns into physical and possibly sexual abuse. Another reason why it is called domestic violence is that a husband, ex-husband, boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend often causes it. Although women can also be the abusers it is more common for the women to be the victims. In this paper we will discuss an interview that was conducted of a victim of domestic violence. First we will discuss the victim’s background and what her childhood was like, then we will discuss the abuse that she faced, and finally we will discuss what was learned from the interview.

Domestic violence affect all people in different age groups.But there is two domestic and physical.Physical violence is emotional abuse or even any intentional acts or causing injury or trauma.With physical abuse you can traumatize a person and probably scar them for life.And domestic violence is violent or aggressive behavior within the home involving a partner or even towards the kid.Between 2003 and 2008.142 women were murdered in the workplace by former or current partners.This goes to 22% of workplace homicides among women.Did you know that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner.To break the cycle there not much you can do because some people think that if their partner hit them its out of love or

Many women and men seek intimate relationships in order to fill their emotional needs of security, safety and love. Their journey starts off with their loved ones spoiling them with flattering gifts and emotional words. The love they feel is so wonderful and deep that they believe that nothing can come between them. They are so happy and convinced that they will live happily ever after with the one they love. Unfortunately, the fairytale they have dreamt about was only temporary and soon comes to an end. The love story they have ones longed for turns into a horrible nightmare. The emotional words, they were once spoiled with turn into howling screams and name-calling. The flattering gifts turn into physical abuse. This relationship is referred to as domestic violence or intimate partner violence. This happens when a partner or significant other declares power, authority and control over the other partner. To maintain this authority and control, the abusive partner uses emotional, physical or sexual abuse over his victim (Alters 27). Victims will desperately look for an exit out of this relationship, but only to be blocked by numerous walls of the despair, fear and misery. Many people are convinced that victims have the option of leaving, but they are too weak and they choose not to. What many people don 't know is, victims of domestic violence have many reasons preventing them from leaving their abusers. In most cases the outcomes of leaving are very fatal, this is why many

People who experience sexual abuse or domestic violence always blame themselves due to guilt and low self-esteem, also because the abuser is very dominant and can make the victim believe that it’s their fault. As Lievore suggested a few number of personal barriers:

Rape culture is defined as “a culture in which dominant cultural ideologies, media images, social practices, and societal institutions support and condone sexual abuse by normalizing, trivializing and eroticizing male violence against women and blaming victims for their own abuse” (Kacmarek, 2014). Victim blame is present in just about any kind of assault case, but we will look at two cases of idolized men assaulting women. When women come forward with sexual assault allegations, the media’s response is to frame the people involved. The victim is framed by sexualizing, describing their state during the attack, or assume they are just seeking attention. The suspect is framed as a playboy, sociopath, or a monster.

I’ve become increasingly aware of the presence of rape culture in today’s society. We have become apathetic towards rape and it is increasingly normalised and fetishized. it leaves me speechless that in this day and age people’s approach to rape is still victim blaming.

​Anger and violence happen at every level in the family, which ultimately destroys the family life, and it happens with couples, parents, children and also siblings. However, females have primarily been the target of violence (Payne & Wermeling, 2009). Domestic abuse is often recurring and it signifies that one partner in the relationship threatens the other psychologically, economically and sexually by harming them physically or threatening to harm them physically (Eisenstat & Bancroft, 1999). Domestic violence against women is a big issue in the United States (Crowell & Burgess, 1996), and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, states that any act, that hurts or damages or that has the capability to hurt or damage is judged as an act of domestic violence, and the perpetrators can be both men and women. (Kaur, R. & Garg, S, 2008). Domestic violence and abuse not only encompasses physical abuse, but also emotional abuse (Nursing Standard, 2014). Therefore, violence against women can is not only physical, but psychological agression (Erez, 2002). Many female victims of domestic violence become victims of their own psychological experiences. For instance, when women are not financially independent, it can be limiting considering that they often face barriers when they decide to leave from an abusive situation, which impacts them psychologically. (Payne & Wermeling, 2009). Generally, the objects of abuse are women,

Violence is an ever growing problem across the globe. In particular, violence against women is at an all time high. Although many cases of violence against women are reported, it is in statistical data that half of all cases are not reported. Some are not reported because of fears, relationship severances, and other unknown reasons. The main types of abuse on women are domestic and sexual harassment (Nosheen, 2011). Follow this paper carefully while it takes you on an expedition of discovery on domestic violence, sexual harassment, and the correlation between substance abuse.