Harvey Wallace Definition Of Family Violence
I will be answering the first question of our week 2 forum. I will also be analyzing the definition of family violence from Harvey Wallace. Next, I will explain the subtopics that family violence carries. First, before I enrolled into this class, I thought family violence was a simple linear answer, however it isn’t. My theory behind family violence was that it was a domestic action between the father and son, or daughter, and or between the spouses. This week’s information has challenged my definition of family violence. Moreover, Harvey Wallace states, “Simply defining the term family violence causes debate. Some argue that the use of the word family is too restrictive and should be replaced with the term intimate, because current research
includes studies of couples who cohabitate but are not necessarily married” (3). Cohabit has become more open to relationships these past couple decades. Also, the term family violence does not only correspond to intimate relationship abuse but to “elder abuse, child physical and sexual abuse. ”(4). An elder may be abused by being a victim of family fraud, and or being mistreated physically, or emotionally by a family member. Indeed, child physical and sexual abuse sounds exactly what it is. An example of child abuse may be taking advantage of your child from house labor, to laying a hand on them trying to discipline them. Sexually abuse a child may occur when a parent lays a hand, or an object to their child’s private part. Furthermore, the textbook gives us a definition of family violence, “any act or omission by persons who are cohabitating that results in serious injury to other members of the family” (3). One of the reasons why it’s difficult to explain family violence is, because the definition only includes for thus who are living together, or a married couple. This week’s information challenged my definition of family violence because according to Doctor Wallace, “there have been many controversies of changing the term family violence to intimate violence” (4). In conclusion, I would define family violence as any act of abuse, or domestic, to any one of your family members. And if you are cohabitating with someone and commit a violence act on either spouse, this should be call intimate violence.
includes studies of couples who cohabitate but are not necessarily married” (3). Cohabit has become more open to relationships these past couple decades. Also, the term family violence does not only correspond to intimate relationship abuse but to “elder abuse, child physical and sexual abuse. ”(4). An elder may be abused by being a victim of family fraud, and or being mistreated physically, or emotionally by a family member. Indeed, child physical and sexual abuse sounds exactly what it is. An example of child abuse may be taking advantage of your child from house labor, to laying a hand on them trying to discipline them. Sexually abuse a child may occur when a parent lays a hand, or an object to their child’s private part. Furthermore, the textbook gives us a definition of family violence, “any act or omission by persons who are cohabitating that results in serious injury to other members of the family” (3). One of the reasons why it’s difficult to explain family violence is, because the definition only includes for thus who are living together, or a married couple. This week’s information challenged my definition of family violence because according to Doctor Wallace, “there have been many controversies of changing the term family violence to intimate violence” (4). In conclusion, I would define family violence as any act of abuse, or domestic, to any one of your family members. And if you are cohabitating with someone and commit a violence act on either spouse, this should be call intimate violence.