Essay on Research on Domestic Violence Against Men

Domestic violence, alternatively referred to as Intimate Partner Violence, is defined by the Department of Justice 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.” While domestic violence is commonly thought of as only physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence can also be emotional, economic, or psychological. Domestic violence has remained constant in society throughout history, even though over time society’s response to the issue has changed. While domestic violence affects everyone regardless of race, gender, age, etc. it is estimated that approximately 90% of all victims are women. For the purpose of this paper, I will be focusing on

“Every year in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of domestic violence. That means that every nine seconds a women is beaten by her domestic partner” (Findeley). There are many women that stay silent when being abuse by their partners. The consequences of staying quiet when obtaining abuse can be dangerous and can also lead to death. Many women do not recognize the importance of the fact that there is in speaking out if they are being abuse by their partner. No woman should take domestic abuse by their partners. Every woman deserves a healthy relationship; A healthy relationship involves trust, respect, and consideration for the other person. Domestic abuse has gotten worse during the past years and is still rising up. One can see that domestic abuse can occur everywhere. Domestic abuse is considered a crime and woman should not keep silent when being abuse.

The resource chosen is to identify and build awareness for a public health need to highlight the prevalence of domestic abuse against men. It is known that women are subject to Domestic Abuse, but Du-Plat Jones (2006) argues recent statistics

Male victims are often unrecognized by the media, because they do not fit the stereotype that is set. Again, it’s been drilled into our heads that men are the perpetrators and women are the victims. Men are supposed to be strong, while women are weak, making them the easier target. How could a male be a victim of abuse? According to the media, there is no way men can be victims alongside women.

Men are also abused by female partners. However, domestic violence against males is not always acknowledged (Lewis and Sarantakos, 2001) and little is known about the numbers of men who are abused or treated violently by their partners. Many of the effects of abuse are the same for men as for women. They are likely to feel deeply ashamed, frightened, experience a loss of self-worth and confidence, feel isolated, guilty and confused

Did you know that men could also be abused ? Some people do not believe that men do not get abused because they are supposed to be strong willed men. At a young age the boy may start experience abuse from their father or mother, secondly the most common abuser would be the wife. In the article “Women as the Abuser” written by Kimberly Taylor said that when she interviews a group women who were the sole the abuser, that majority of them did not use nonphysical tactics (Taylor). Men also have a hard time coming forward about the abuse because he knows that no one would believe him all just because he is a man. Men do not have the same laws that protects them from abused like the women do. For example, if you see a man beat on a woman, people

Dating abuse and domestic violence are becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s society. Ten million people per year report to being abused by their partner (CDC, 2010). Due to the majority of the victims being women, however, the media often overlooks men as victims of domestic abuse. According to The National Domestic Hotline, almost 30% of men in the U.S. have experienced some form of domestic violence. Previous research has attempted to examine the different types of abuse as well as the factors that lead less men to report these incidents (James, 2003; Douglas & Hines 2011).

This part of the dissertation will cover the similarities and differences between men and women as victims of domestic violence. The first topic that will be discussed is reporting. It can be difficult to understand or grasp the concept that men can be abused by women and nearly near the rate that women are assaulted and abused by men. In the white paper (Home Office, 2003) domestic violence was mainly described in terms of violence against women, males were largely ignored despite being acknowledged. In the white paper (Home Office 2016) things appeared to be different as male victims were acknowledged which suggests that it is becoming widely known that there is violence against men and it is being viewed as an issue. The Northern Rock Foundation concluded from their research that some males did not report partner abuse because they considered the occurrence too trivial and not worth reporting. Their research also looked into the large differences between the experiences of males and females; it was found that females were the main group to ask for help and also communicate with services. DOJ figures indicated that males are 11 percent less likely than women to report any type of violent crime that they were victims in. Ivankovich suggests that there are a number of explanations why male victims are unwilling to report. Men suffer abuse in silence because they fear that they will not be believed and people may jump to worse conclusions such as he is the perpetrator. Males

According to statistics found by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Every nine seconds a woman is abused by her husband or intimate partner. At least 1 in every 4 women and 1 in every 9 men have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime. Most often the abuser is one of their own family. Domestic violence is a problem that somehow affects every one of us in this room at some time and is actually the leading cause of injury to women -- more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.

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

Our culture refuses to hold women equally accountable as men for their participation in Domestic Violence. Women’s behavior whether perpetrator or victim, is understood and passed off as socialization or poor economic status. On the other hand men are held fully accountable for all of their behavior. “Despite the tough guy stereotype all boys are encouraged to embody and the abuse many bear as a normal

Disregarding male victims of abuse is largely due to the perpetuation of a second stereotype-that a man must be masculine through displaying strength and dominance. This juxtaposed with the stereotype

It is the view of this paper that scholars that have taken the vertical approach to studying domestic violence tend to exhibit bias against men while limiting their search for solution to domestic violence to men. This research sees everything wrong with this biased view and punctures it as insufficient since there are many cases of domestic violence against men. In the United States alone there is rising cases of domestic violence perpetuated against men by abusive spouses. Campbell Dennis (2010) writing in British Guardian observed that 40% of men suffer domestic violence in the United Kingdom. Also, statistics of domestic violence released by United States Center for Disease control shows significant rise in domestic violence against men. According to Weinberger, Bari Zell (2016), violated men face number of obstacles when domestic violence is being reported. He identified some factors effecting male victims of domestic to include; convincing the biased police who do not see women as abusers; getting help and shelter for victims; to the psychological

Domestic Violence is a critical issue negatively impacting women in the world today. There has to be something done to prevent this type of abuse from happening. The results of my research revealed that there are many victims that do not know the type of help that is available and there needs to be major improvement in the way domestic violence cases are handled. Based on my findings, awareness and prevention programs should be implemented in every state in order prevent this type of abuse from happening over and over. Also, each program must be monitored to ensure they are following the proper guidelines in order to better serve the victims and their families.

Males are portrayed in television as the ones who are violent behind closed doors and the story always ends up with the women fighting back or going to the police. And the police goes and arrests the husband or boyfriend and there is a happy ending, right? Well, that’s not how the cookie crumbles, media has portrayed that all female victims of domestic violence and men are overlooked of domestic violence. Society has it in their minds that women are vulnerable are weak and they can’t fight back because they are scared to go to the police in fear of their lives. Domestic violence is not about size, gender, or strength of a man or a woman. It’s about the abuse, control, and power, and getting out of dangerous situations and getting help, whether you are a women being abused, or a man. (John Brown executive director and founder of the Domestic Abuse Hotline for