The Effects Of Domestic Violence On The Family System

Statistics state, “One out of every four women will go through domestic violence situations in life. (safehorizon.com) Domestic violence is aggressive behavior towards someone else at home or in a relationship. This can happen at home between spouses/partners or parents and children. Domestic violence should be given more acknowledgment in the media and in classrooms so that people are aware of what is happening. If we do not continue to advocate for victims and educate society, victims will continue to suffer physically,mentally, and emotionally, victims of this behavior go back to their abuser, leading victims to later become abusers themselves.

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.

Women abuse is a problem that plagues society in numerous ways. It is a problem that lacks proper definition in today’s society, and as a result has many misconceptions regarding the subject. It has been a problem that has been going on for centuries and has only recently been discussed as inappropriate and a disgusting act against women. The stereotypical family of a mother, father and children, loving, caring and happy with each other is always depicted on television. Real life relationships and families range from happy and loving to extreme dysfunctional in today’s society. Not every relationship and family experiences the “haven in the heartless world” (Momirov, 2011), many experience more heartless world within the family. This paper will focus on women abuse within the family. The purpose of this paper is to explore women that are victims of domestic abuse and the social structures that create the social problem women will face for the rest of their lives. This paper argues that neoliberal state policies create the social conditions that force abused women to stay in abusive relationships. This paper covers women abuse through three main parts. Part one of this essay will

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.

When we look throughout the world we usually see crime such as murder, stealing, harassment and more, but we really don’t talk about domestic violence issues. In the United States, domestic violence is one of the biggest problems. When looking at the National Coalition against Domestic Violence.com (NCADV), it was shown that every 9 seconds a woman in the United States is being domestically violated. Also, I find out that women from the age of 18-24 years old are the ones who are being involved in the acts of violence. We may look and say that it might be the case because they are young and desperate but that is not the case. The United States is not the only country or place in the world that is dealing with domestic violence.

Domestic violence also greatly impacts the family structure and the relationships between the members. Domestic violence threatens both the relationship between the child and their mother and the child and their father. Children who are exposed to domestic violence do not have an emotionally available parent to foster their development and have a 30-60% higher risk for being abused by the perpetrator (NCADV, 2007); when the father is the perpetrator of the violence, he often knows little about his children, their interests, and progress in school (Crosson-Tower, 2009, p. 84). The mother’s parenting style may also be damaged from domestic violence; the perpetrator may not allow the mother to take care of her children properly or soothe them when they are upset, which can cause the children to believe their mother does not care for them. When a mother is constantly traumatized by domestic violence, it can be more difficult for her to be present and attentive in her children’s lives due to depression, anxiety, and lack of sleep (Centre for children and families in the justice system, 2009). Domestic violence has an impact on the ability for a family to function. The perpetrator may sow divisions between the members of the family by turning them against each other, or favoring one child over the others. There may also be role reversals in families who experience domestic violence; parentification of the children and infantilizing of the mother may

In America we have this somewhat naïve idea that a family is a completely safe haven where no evil can harm its members. Sadly, this idea is false and, in quite a few cases, the victims of domestic abuse go unnoticed and the programs designed to ease the pain are underfunded or forced to endure budget cuts. Such was the case in Kansas during the fall of 2011. The article in question proposes that families should be a private matter, a position that I vehemently disagree with. Families should be public institutions because, whether we choose to notice it or not, its members effect our day-to-day lives and other aspects of life, including education. Now, the issues of the family should still be dealt with internally, but the government should

The theory that best connects with the issue of family violence is systems theory. This theory entails that the “family as a system is thought to be best understood through the recognition that family members (as the parts of the system) interact with one another in such a manner that, over time, these interactions become patterned behavior” (Sutphin, McDonough, Schrenkel, 2013) Every family member that is within this family are characterized as subsystems. The main sub-systems are parent-parent, parent-child, and child-child. In most cases, what happens in the parent-parent relationship impacts both the parent-child relationship and the child-child relationship. A type of violence that can occur between the parent and parent relationship

“I object to violence, because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent”, quoted by Mahatma Gandhi. Violence is defined as an unjust or unwarranted exertion of power or force to intentionally injure, damage, or destroy something or someone. Amongst the various types of violence, there is one in particular that has been causing an ongoing debate within societies across the world; this certain type of violence is known as domestic violence. Domestic violence, also known as intimate violence or family violence, is a pattern of violent behaviors that are being used by an individual in a relationship to control his or her partner.() This act of abuse can come in many different forms, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or psychological abuse, and can affect not only the victim, but anyone that he or she may come in contact with.

Domestic Violence is a highly prevalent public health problem with devastating effects on individuals, families and the communities. Most Americans are seen at some point in their lives by healthcare workers, and the health care setting offers a critical opportunity for early identification and even the primary prevention of abuse. It is imperative that as healthcare workers, any suspicion of domestic violence be addressed.

According to the United States Department of Justice (2014), domestic violence is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship. Domestic violence can happen in the form of physical abuse, sexual, emotional, or psychological abuse. It can happen to anyone, regardless of their race or gender. Domestic violence is often life threatening for many women. Domestic violence results in 1200 deaths and 2 million injuries among women (Baker, Billhardt, Warren, Rollins & Glass, 2010). History of domestic violence shows that domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness. Housing instability among women and their families is a social issue that has bitter consequences. Women who were financially dependent on their abuser do not have financial means to survive. The current housing policies and programs for domestic violence victims create barriers for women that result in unstable housing.

Domestic abuse and child abuse are emotionally costing to families widespread. Family violence affects every person involved in the family. The effects of aggression on progeny lives looks to be significantly more impacted than on adult lives. In many scenarios of family violence the family has followed an arrangement in which the connection of family violence began through generations. This connection should be broken before more children mature and live in a household that remedies to viciousness. Also there are kids who are in affectionate families who don’t fall to violence and as the kids develop, they start routing to violence to help resolve their problems. Studies show that physical penalty could cause hostility in children, while other

It is an intervention that effects connections of individuals in a relationship. In other words, anything that affects one part of the system will have an impact on the other part (Ward & Bélanger, 2014). The family systems theory analyzes the communications of individual within a nuclear family, as well as behaviour patterns that are transmitted to generations. The strengths of this theory is that family is a system within a larger system which can influence others to contribute in particular sorts of behaviours (Ward & Bélanger, 2014). For instance, when domestic violence occurs at home it will change the patterns of individuals within the family. On the other hand, this theory focuses on the whole family rather than focusing on each person. Similar concept is shown in domestic violence whereas abuse takes place, it focuses on how the family is dealing with affects as opposed to how the specific individual is feeling that is being mistreated. Additionally, when aggressive behaviour occurs in families, it causes stress; for example, if spouses commit misuse on one another, it causes adolescents to end up depressed. Family systems theory proposes that when couples cannot balance their emotions, they become emotionally reactive and do whatever is necessary to reduce their anxiety. Violence is one of the solutions that individual use to get out of emotional stress and lessen tension in the

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

The name of the article I chose is named Family Violence Heath Consequences Among Married Women by Olufemi Kalesanwo and Emmanuel Adenuga. This research article studies exactly the description of the title, the health consequences of family violence among married women. The specific population that was used for this study was married women in Ogun State. Ogun State is located in south-western Nigeria with a population of 3,728, 098 (Kalesanwo & Adenuga). A descriptive research design was used in order to collect the data. The exact instrument for this study was a self-structured questionnaire. In order to confirm the validity of the instrument, experts in Test and Measurement in the Faculty of Education, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye were consulted and they offered suggestions based on their rational logical analysis of the content of the instrument (Kalesanwo & Adenuga). The authors who conducted the research proposed five different research hypotheses. These five include: family violence will not significantly have health consequences on married women in Ogun state, physical deformity will not significantly be a health consequence of family violence among Ogun State married women, premature delivery will not significantly be a health consequence of family violence on married women in Ogun State, permanent injuries would not significantly be health consequences of family violence among Ogun State married women, and family type will not significantly influence