The Effects Of Domestic Violence On The Lives Of Caucasian, African American, And Latina Women

To begin this essay, it is essential to define some key terms. The Nature-Nurture debate argues whether our behaviour is as a result of our biology (such as our genes or neurochemistry), or if our behaviour arises from learning from others. For the purpose of this essay, a bully is defined as “a person who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten people who are weaker” (Oxford Student’s dictionary, 2007). It is essential to investigate why bullying occurs and how to prevent it as bullies as well as their victims are likely to develop mental health problems. Children and adolescents who bully often develop increased levels of negative mental health outcomes in adulthood, as shown in Copeland, Wolk & Angold et al’s (2013) study; 9.4%

Black women experience a lot of things in life differently from others, because of their intersectionality of being not only a woman, but also black. They are a double minority and they feel this double minority through many different aspects within their lives. The aspect that black women deal with differently, is domestic violence. Black women experience and deal with domestic violence differently than white women, and anyone who else experience domestic violence. Through this paper I would like to explain this difference that black women face when tackling domestic violence due to the “family secret”, but also how it effects children within the black community, how it can affect the entire community, and lastly why black women should let go of the “family secret” to not only better themselves, but to better the black community. They experience a different struggle than other victims call the “family secret”. The “family secret” is in general, keeping the secret of domestic violence within the family because it is a family issue. The “family secret has destroyed families and caused many deaths within the population of black women. Other than these problems of holding this so called “family secret”, I want to speak on the effects this has on the black community, such as, how black women who do not speak on their issues of domestic violence continue a cycle of violence within young black girls. Black women need to speak on their issues of domestic violence, instead of

The topic that will be analyzed in this literature review is relationship violence in Hispanics. Specifically, it will be physical and sexual abuse in intimate partners. It is mentioned that Hispanic women are less likely to report or use services available to anybody. The services that are available to them are healthcare and housing. As well as, therapy of any type. Also, Hispanic women are less likely to report abuse (Cho 2012). The reasons for not reporting abuse can vary depending on the legal status or living situation of the person being abused. Some of the reasons can be due to fear, cultural, and language barriers (Chiara, Cuevas, Zadnik 2015). Aside from not reporting abuse there are consequences that come from abuse. There are different effects that women go through depending on the severity of the situation or abuse.

As discussed in this paper, these women do not realize they are being victimized by their partners because of cultural values and influences. Using the Social-ecological model, it allows us to understand how violence may be prevented and the potential risk and protective factors that a Latina/Hispanic women may have (Cummings et al., 2012). When facing intimate partner violence, survivors often resort to formal and informal support systems such as, police, counselors, immediate family, and friends (Postmus et al., 2014; Rizo & Macy, 2011). Yet, these people may cause barriers when Latina/Hispanic women are in search for guidance. Cultural ties, gender roles, and religion play a role in determining why a women did not report the violence she has experienced (Gonzalez-Guarda et al., 2013; Kyriakakis, 2014; Rizo & Macy,

The student documentary video regarding domestic violence and immigrant women highlighted a significant health and a human right problem all over the world. Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, male-development, or deprivation” (WHO 2002:4). According to John Hopkins School of Public Health, 1 in every 3 women worldwide has been beaten, raped or been the victim of physical abuse; between 10% and 50% of women have been physically assaulted by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. Physical violence affects all of society, not just the recipients of the abuse or violence (Public Health 2008). The immigrant women in the video that were victimized by domestic violence had several similarities and few differences in my opinion.

Your article reminds me Bangladesh, my native country. In Bangladesh, domestic violence is of the perennial problems that caused physical and mental harms of women. Your article showed 15.6 % of Latino women experienced IPV at their life time and physical, sexual, stalking, and threat were all used as abusive tactics in various configurations. In comparison to Latinos, Bangladeshi women are victims of IPV in a higher rate, though the means are limited only between physical and threat. But quite interestingly, people who migrated from Bangladesh to the US are taking acculturation so easily that significantly reduces this phenomenon.

This also leads to domestic violence. Also referred to as intimate partner violence is something that is no spoken about among most African Americans. It can be seen as a secret or an embarrassment. It is important to note that African American women are more likely to be in a domestic situation. This also has to do with African American men feeling like they are not becoming the breadwinner in the family due to discrimination. African American men in poverty are more likely to become abusers. According to Hattery and Smith, the study that was conducted showed most of the men became an abuser started because of the wife or girlfriend was nagging and de-masculinizing them. They also stated that they felt comfortable with their earning until

Latina women who were interviewed felt there is very little awareness of domestic abuse within their community so they did not view it as inappropriate. Some of the Latina women reported that because it happens in so many relationships, both latina men and women see it as normal. So it makes it difficult for victims to identify domestic abuse as being wrong, and more difficult to reach out to family and friends of the same culture (Kirsten, 2000).

The domestic violence dilemma in the African American Community stems back from the enslavement of Africans. A counselor must be aware of these historical facts to understand the impact of such events. Enslavement impact on contemporary relationships plays a significant role in the history of domestic violence. Enslaved black women performed the same tasks as their male counterparts while still fulfilling traditional female roles. Therefore, necessarily, the stereotypes for black women were opposite those for white women, and directly correlated with the 'bad girl' stereotypes. The prevailing stereotypes of black women do not allow them to fit within the stereotype of the "good girl" or "victim," making interactions with the justice system

This paper presents an integrative approach to a women surviving abuse over the course of 15 years. Working with racially victimized women who have experienced violence in their relationships. Domestic violence can be as simple as emotional abuse with words to something as severe as murder to murder suicide. For women who experience abuse in childhood or adulthood, the assumptions are that surviving includes seeking help. This article presents an exploratory study on the prevalence of victimization in the lives of Caucasian, African American, and Latina women, if and to whom they disclosed their victimization, and where they turned for services and support. The results indicate Caucasian women turn more to traditional, therapeutic sources compared with African American women, who tend to use tangible supports. For the purpose of this research, I interviewed two women of color who were both the victim in their younger years and how they survival and the affected it had on their lives. However, when controlling for a number of key variables, the ethnic differences disappear. The fact is, domestic violence occurs across all socioeconomic statuses, classes, races, and cultures. Implications for further research and practice conclude this article.

Domestic violence has become a very controversial crime in the United States. Although domestic violence has been around for many years, society now sees it as a threat to our homes. This type of crime is unique because it’s a nondiscriminatory crime; it can happen to anyone at any time. Domestic violence is also a dark figure crime, which means that it is a crime least reported to the police. In this paper, I discuss how race, class and gender influence domestic violence. I begin with briefly discussing the different types of abuse within domestic violence and the two types of restraining orders that

Domestic Violence has always been an issue circulating women living in the United States. Alas, not many women realize the harm they are living because they are blinded by fear their partner creates for them to live by each and every day. Historically, many relationships and marriages have gone through many years of Domestic abuse, but yet have not recognized the signs of an abusive relationship. A 2014 survey ordained by the National Violence Against Women found that 25% of all women have been physically forced to have intimacy with their partner at some point during their relationship (Simmons, Catherine. A., et al. 2011). The changes within domestic abuse begin to occur with threats and verbal abuse, which later run the risk of involving

According to an article about bullying and victimization, it was noted that male victimization rates for bullies was among the highest and because bullying became more detrimental in the later stages of middle to late adolescents, due to self-blame, loneliness, anxiety and low self-esteem (Graham and Juvonen 1998). Also, peer victimization may lead to depression, low self-evaluation, anxiety and other different mental health problems (Crick &

You have a very interesting topic, and I look forward to reading more of your research. Many of the women in my life, including myself, have been victims of domestic violence at some point in their lives. These women are from different races, as are their abusers. This is a sensitive subject for many women, and getting them to open up about their abuse can sometimes be difficult; most of the time they live in secrecy and shame.

“The United Nations defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that results in physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering and includes threats of such acts” (WHO, 2016). Intimate partner violence (IVP) affects women from all backgrounds. However, numerous studies show that minority women experience IPV a much higher rate. “African American women experience IPV at a rate 35% higher than that of white women, yet they are less likely to use social services and battered women’s programs or seek medical attention for injuries resulting from domestic violence” (Minority, 2013).