Introduction As previously stated, every year violence between intimate partners affects many Americans, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, “20 people per minute are victims of physical violence by and intimate partner in the U.S” (Centers for Disease Control, 2014, p.1). A lot of people may wonder why someone would stay in an abusive relationship knowing that they are getting harmed in many ways since even though it is hard to fight against these relations, at the end the effort is worth. By doing this research, it is shown how quitting an abusive relationship is not as simple as it looks like as there are many factors that influence this problem. Getting away from an abusive relationship is harder than it seems since it implies so many things to consider but it is important to start somewhere in order to …show more content…
The ones that will be referenced to here are economic dependence on the abuser, fear of physical harm to self or children, fear of losing custody of their child. These factors apply to many cases as they can be some problems when trying to get out of an abusive relationship, in most cases the man is the one to give economic stability to a family and they are also most likely to be the abusers in a relationship. This can cause their partner or the woman problems because if they want to get out of their relationship then they will have to get divorced and live only by their economic incomes and they will need help to get on their feet, but sometimes this is very hard and that is why they will stay in their abusive relationship, because they will not be able to sustain themselves or if they have children then they will not be able to give their children the same opportunities or good opportunities so they decide to
Many people are perplexed by the unwillingness of victims in abusive relationships to abandon the tumultuous environment, even when given an opportunity to escape. Outside of personal, subjective experience friends and family can learn why and how this helpless mentality develops and most importantly, ways in which they can help.
Every choice that an abused woman considers to do with regards in seeking help or ending the relationship involves a variety of risks. Time and time again, the common question arises, “why doesn’t she just leave?” Most often abused women, at great and potentially fatal risk, do leave their abusive relationships. However, there is a multitude of barriers, including increasing abuse and the potential for re-victimization by the system that does not respond accordingly, and most often force many women to return to their abusers. A woman may become vulnerable as she goes through the stages of leaving her abuser. There are many reasons why a woman becomes vulnerable; guilt, denial, and fear may be among a few reasons, though no matter what the
Every year in the United States, One in four women are victims of the domestic violence; however, this is only based on what has been reported to the department of justice (Stahly 2008). While men are also victims of domestic violence, women are more often the victims. Moreover, 90% of domestic violence is male initiated. In severe cases domestic violence ends with victims being murdered. More specifically, domestic violence resulted in 2,340 deaths in the United States in 2007, and 70% of those killed were females (CDC 2012). Many people think that victims have the option of leaving and many people blame victims for putting up with the abuse; what many people don 't know is, victims of domestic violence have many reasons preventing them from leaving their abusers, these reasons include, isolation, having children bounding them with the abuser and lack of financial support. "It 's never pretty when you leave an abusive and controlling relationship. The warden always protests when a prison gets shut down," says Dr. Steve Maraboli (qtd from web). Whether a victim stays or leaves their abuser, the outcomes of both situations are not always as easy as many people predict. In some situations, the outcomes of leaving may be very dangerous for both the victim and her children.
“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.
Factors attributed to causing domestic violence are; Insecurity in relationships, Childhood experiences, Economic circumstances, Psychological issues and Major life changes.