The Issue Of Domestic Violence Against Women

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“Domestic violence is a type of abuse by one or both partners in marriage, friends, family, dating or cohabitation” (Aziz & Mahmoud, 2010). There are many forms of abuse from verbal and emotional to physical that often escalates over time in intensity for the victim. Data from the criminal justice system, hospital patient medical records and mental health records, police reports, surveys and social services reports of thousands of women revealed that many are injured and killed as a result of violence from someone close to them. “The US Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) defines domestic violence 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 regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender” (Robertson & Murachver, 2009). Researchers and the criminal justice system have not been able to agree on a clear definition to domestic violence which can range from physical injury, stalking, verbal abuse and humiliation, denial of shelter and access to money, and intimidation through aggressive behaviors. The definition of domestic violence may vary but the results from physical injury, mental and emotional trauma, and sometimes even death can last a life time.

Typically, domestic violence occurs between a man and a woman, and usually, women end up being the victims more often then men (Heidensohn, 2012). The male is usually more dominant because he is bigger and significantly stronger then the female. However, in recent years, men have been experiencing their fair share of abuse from women. According to a study done by the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men, “Over 90% experienced controlling behaviors, and several men reported frustrating experiences with the domestic violence system. Callers’ reports indicated that their female abusers had a history of trauma, alcohol/drug problems, mental ill- ness, and homicidal and suicidal ideations” (Hines, 2007). This study measured 190 male callers who called the DAHM and the study shows that women can also batter men. This applies to the case of Jordan Graham and Cody Johnson because a wife murdered her husband. No one should ever underestimate someone else’s strength or aggression as those characteristics can be extremely hard to gauge. Cody Johnson may have had no prior knowledge of Graham’s temper and may have even felt as if he were the dominant figure in their marriage. Sometimes, it is easy to accuse a spouse of being the core reason for domestic abuse, whether it is verbal or physical abuse. However, domestic abuse can be seen as a problem for human beings in general, “Others have argued that violence is a

As mentioned before and regarding gender, women are far more likely than men to be victims of domestic violence (Kimmel and Holler, 2011, 375). Sev’er (2002) suggests an interesting finding regarding men and women who have fallen victim or have witnessed domestic abuse in their childhood. In her findings, Sev’er concluded that in comparison to non-violent men, violent men were three times more likely to have witnessed violence as a child, meanwhile, women who were raised in violent homes were twice as likely to fall victim to a form of domestic violence as opposed to women who were not raised in non-violent homes (109). As a child, if their role models, such as their fathers, got away with violence, they would assume that violent behaviour was acceptable (Sev’er, 2002, 109)

In Nimbilasha Cushing book, Come This Way there is an exit the genre is an autobiography memoir and the theme is domestic violence. The truth about domestic violence is that some think that it is only physical harm being done to a person, but it is also psychological and sexual. Throughout history, women have been treated as objects who do not have any say so over their own body, but in the media, many celebrities are coming out and sharing their experience with domestic violence. Women are sometimes being blamed for the perpetrators’ action because in society showing too much skin/wearing something short means she was asking for it, or if she would have fought back she would not have been raped. Anyone who feels the need to commit sexual behavior

Taking a look into America’s work industry, society’s values reflect the meaning of domestic violence. In order to gain an understanding of how societies function, many professionals have observed various factors that contribute to the way societies work and the specific explanations of social problems, such as domestic violence. Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person to control the other. Victims can be of any age, sex, race, culture, and religion. Although both men and women can be abused, most victims are women. Domestic violence against women has become a social issue discussed by many Americans and it has become unacceptable, this paper will focus on the causes, effects, and solutions to domestic violence against women in the United States, and provide examples of how it has been changing through the years of 1995 to present.

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Domestic violence is an issue in almost every corner in the world. It is a public health and human rights issue. The accepted levels of violence have changed with history and varies between societies. Here in the United States, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, on average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused. 1 in 3 women have been victims of physical violence from an intimate partner. The presence of a gun increases the risk of homicide by 500%. On average 3 women are killed each day by an intimate partner, Intimate partner violence is 15% of all violent crime. An analysis done by Every Town for Gun Safety found that 54% of mass shootings were related to domestic or family violence. This paper will be looking at the problem of domestic violence in the United States through the sociological conflict feminist theory.

Many popular films and television programs feature idealized men who act with violence, which is seen as a legitimate, perhaps even the best, solution to problems.” (Ebscohost). For example, in the movie “Enough” starring Jennifer Lopez, she runs away with her daughter and disguises herself to keep safe from her abusive and controlling husband. This is just one of many ways the media tries to portray a strong message on the importance and detrimental effects that domestic violence has on people. Domestic violence grows rapidly as time goes by with television shows, social media, and even in your own home. Not only are women and men are affected by domestic violence children are too. Different causes such as jealousy, power and control can lead to physical and emotional harm, which affects the victim. Even though 85% of women are abused and are more likely instead of men, there are 15% of men who are also abused. Women, men, gays and lesbians are all either abusers or victims. $5,800,000,000 is an estimated cost of incidents of intimate partner violence perpetrated against women in the U.S. in 1995 alone (Huffington Post). Domestic violence should not be acceptable anywhere in the United States and or outside of the United

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

Davis, who is an adjunct professor at Quincy College in MA talks about how men are also victims of domestic violence. Davis teaches Domestic Violence at Quincy College in MA. He is also Vice President for “Family Nonviolence, Inc.” He has experienced domestic violence as a police officer for 21 years. According to Davis, society thinks that women and children are the only victims of domestic violence and that men are just the perpetrators. This article appears in the Journal of Aggressive Conflict and Peace Research. Davis wants to raise awareness about men also being victims of domestic violence. The websites like www.ncadv.gov don’t mention men as abusers. The Congress also labels men as the perpetrators and not as victims. Davis also explains that domestic violence can be emotional abuse and have negative, long lasting effects on their victims. Emotional abuse also leads to more suicides than

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.

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Feminism has not changed today, but its focus has changed. Many women today have good education and employment opportunities just like men, as the early feminist fought for them. Now, after getting all these, men are now discriminating them and at times abusing them in order to undermine their hard work and potentiality. Men are doing all they can to undermine the success women have been able to acquired, however, today’s feminism is struggling to protect women and girls from domestic violence, sexual harassment, and rape as well as discrimination.

According to Domestic Abuse Shelter, every year, there are around "4000 women die due to domestic violence". In addition, other statistic shows that seventy-five percentage of the abusers killed their partners when victims tried to leave home or even after they left (1). According to community overcoming relationship abuse (CORA), every year, around 10 million of kids in United States live with parents in abuse relationships. Moreover, the department of justice shows that thirty percent of murdered women in the U.S. killed by her partner.