Persuasive Essay On Dating Violence

IntroductionIn recent history, dating violence has become a paramount issue in American society. With the rates of domestic violence on the rise, much research has been conducted that provides evidence that violence during dating relationships in the teen years is a strong contributing factor to later domestic violence. Current research is revealing that a far larger percentage of teens are suffering from some amount of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse in their dating relationships. Studies have shown that both those who engage in the violent behaviors, as well as those who are the victims of these acts are more likely to be involved in violent relationships in the future. The significant number of individuals involved in these

The single worst deterrent to domestic abuse prevention is the lack of acknowledgment, and that problem starts at home. In 2009, NBC News quoted Marjorie Gilberg, director of teen-violence prevention organization Break The Cycle, saying ‘“There’s definitely a lack of awareness about the prevalence of abuse among teens in their relationships,”’ (“Most States”). Only 19% of parents firmly believe that teenage dating violence is a prevalent issue (“Dating Abuse Statistics”). And while 82% of parents believe they would know if their child was experiencing dating abuse, 58% of parents could not correctly identify the signs. Loveisrespect, an organization dedicated to providing accurate information about dating, healthy behavior, and abuse, makes the bold statement that college students are ill-equipped to cope with dating abuse. Fifty-seven percent of college students say that dating abuse is problematic to identify, and fifty-eight percent of college students say that they wouldn’t know how to help a victim currently experiencing dating abuse.With nearly half (43%) of dating college women experiencing violent/abusive behaviors, this is information that needs to be distributed (“Get the Facts and Figures”). If one girl isn’t experiencing abuse, her friend or classmate is. Boyfriend/girlfriend

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According to John Thawley, “domestic violence, or domestic abuse, is a systematic pattern of intentional intimidation that is reinforced by violence or the threat of violence, for the purpose of gaining or maintaining power and control over one’s partner.” Many people feel the need to act in a way that will intimidate their partner for numerous reasons. The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica state, the abuser might feel stressed or might have a lot on their plate and not know how to cope with it. Another reason, according to Encyclopedia.com, could be, as a child the abuser witnessed their parents go through domestic violence and it stuck with them as something that is normal or justifiable. Although, there is no justification for violence within a household. Many victims of domestic violence in the Hispanic community do not seek help because they do not understand the law and are afraid to call the police. Victims need to understand that, in the city of Houston, there are laws set in place to help them; regardless of what their cultural upbringing was, it should not justify their partner abusing them; and if their partner went through a challenging time as a child, they need to get help.

Dating violence and sexual assault among college students is a well known phenomenon. These definitions over arch the perpetration of physical, emotional or threat abuse and a continuum of unwanted to sexual contact. One of the biggest risk factors associated with both is the consumption of alcohol. I think to decrease rates of sexual assault and dating violence on campus’s would be to get rid of the Greek system completely. Such institutions are rooted in tradition of male patriarchy and the continuum of a gender socialization process of what makes a young relationship “normal”. Males in fraternities and females in sororities are both more susceptible to hold stereotypical gender attitudes and experience sexual assault. This would be a hard plan to implement because the Greek system is such a huge tradition at college but I think a significant step like this could in fact help protect college students from dating violence and sexual assault.

Immediately upon hearing about another abusive case in the news, many people’s minds are triggered to automatically associate violence in relationships with adults. In reality, our society is often unaware that 1 in 3 teens experience dating violence on a daily basis. This is a total of 1.5 million students across the country, according to the National Dating Abuse Hotline and awareness group, Break the Cycle. Meaning, in an average American graduating class of three hundred, one hundred of those students will have experienced forms of physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, verbal, financial, technological or spiritual/cultural abuse. “Dating violence is controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior in

During the month of February, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention takes place. In recognition of this month many states pushed social media campaigns to bring awareness that would hopefully result in prevention. The whole idea behind this campaign during February is to educate teens in dating violence. The importance to prepare others who may encounter an individual within a violent relationship is also highlighted. In 2015, Hall reports that nearly one and three young people will experience some sort of abuse in their relationships. The largest number of young girls likely to experience this trauma is between the ages of 16 to 24 (Hall, 2015). Most of these ages fall into the category of young adults, making the movement focused more on that age group. One of the issues presented with young adults is the lack of knowledge in dealing with dating violence. Educating this lifespan group is extremely important to prevention but it is also important to inform mentors the best way to address abuse. It was reported that 80% of school counselors feel unprepared to address incidents of abuse (Hall, 2015). The importance of communication and listening is stressed throughout the interview and the need to make the teenager feel comfortable enough to come forward. Therefore, if leaders of adolescents are not informed to do just that, then a portion of young adults will be trapped in

Foshee et al. (2016) mentions that negative dating violence outcomes has been recorded by authorities and research has been done but no research has been done on how the negative outcomes affect the adolescent’s development. After Foshee et al. (2016) examined that no research had been done in the past about how negative outcomes can impact an adolescent’s development they decided to do a four-wave longitudinal study. The goal of the study was to investigate the potential effects of types of violence committed on every outcome and sex and grade as main effects (Foshee et al., 2016). The participants were 8-12 graders from two North Carolina counties that were examined through a period of two and a half years. Since the study was done for a period of two and a half years, the students, from 19th different public middle and high schools, were introduced to the study when they were in eighth, ninth, or tenth grade in order to end the study before they graduated high school. The results showed that students that were responsible for dating violence had an effect on college dreams. That is that the students that carried out the violent acts to their partner had minimal hopes of attending college. Foshee et al. (2016) discusses that dating violence resulted in higher family problems as well as thoughts of suicide. Over all, the research does mention that there was no significant difference when it came to gender differences, both males and females experienced about the same amount of dating

For most teenagers, dating can play an essential role in their social development and psychological advancement. For teens, being able to build loving and healthy relationships with their peers is crucial to forming and maintaining intimate relationships as they approach adulthood, (Grych & Kinsfogel, 2010). Violence in teen dating relationships has become a commonality and can potentially be a very serious public health issue, (Jouriles, Grych, Rosenfield, McDonald, & Dodson, 2013). Previous research has found, an increase of adolescence demonstrating violent behavior and aggression toward their companion during relationships, (Jouriles, Mueller, Rosenfield, McDonald, & Dodson, 2012). In addition, emotional teen dating violence is much more

Introduction. Chronic pain is a problem that has far reaching public health implications. Much research has identified the role of intimate partner violence victimization on individuals who suffer from chronic pain (Balousek, Plane, & Fleming, 2007). However, a dearth of research exists examining the role of chronic pain in intimate partner violence perpetration. In an effort to develop targets for violence prevention and intervention, more research is needed to further understand the prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence perpetration in populations of men with chronic pain. In addition, it is imperative that research advance beyond identifying risk factors of partner violence to examining the influence of protective factors,

Domestic Violence occurs more often than humans think.“More than 1 in 3 women have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime”. In the past it was aloud in many counties. Now, it is handled by the law; the abuser will be punished. People never think they could be a victim. Most people look passed the signs. It is about so much more than getting angry at someone. Our partners are more common to hurt them and they are to scared to fight for themselves most of the time. Sadly, it can be about race, religion, age, sexualalty, and some much more. The abuser may want a challenge or want someone easier to hurt. When victims are abused, they are damaged by domestic violence, and they need to seek help. There is safety plans and people that will help the victims. Domestic violence is a massive problem, and it has vast effects.

Most of society is ignorant of dating abuse mishaps and the recurrence dating abuse. Dating abuse is when a partner of a relationship attempts to maintain dominance over the other through mental and physical manipulation. According to Mary Kay from Loveisrespect, “over fifty percent out of the 500 teens and young adults that were interviewed have experienced some type of abuse in a relationship. However, 40% of those people have remained silent.” These victims can range from anyone, especially teenagers. Family Violence Prevention Fund arrives that “one in ten high school students has been

Consequences of this type of victimization are of increasing public health concern. Several studies identified a significant correlation among victims of teen dating violence and substance abuse. Those committing the act were more likely to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and victims show increasing signs of substance addiction to cope (Temple et al., 2013). Victims of teen dating violence can have increased problems associated with mental health, sexual risk behaviors, sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, weight issues, and suicidal ideology (Maas, 2010). As a result of these health problems students may become dropouts and achieve low academic score.

There are many topics that people do not like to talk about, topics that cause discomfort or are seen as taboo. However, as much as people wish to not talk about it, it doesn't mean the topic doesn't exist. Domestic violence is one of the worst things committed on a daily basis, yet is only seen behind closed doors. In the public service announcement against domestic violence, “It Rarely Stops” presented by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the organization’s use of pathos is more clearly established than ethos or logos. The ad is much less than informative than others, but it sends a clear message and provides a solution to the problem that is abusive relationships.

The United States is honored to be here today to join in the handover of this shelter for survivors of gender-based violence. As USAID, we stand beside our partners - the Government of the Republic of Zambia and UKAID - in this fight against gender-based violence.