Roots Causes of Family Violence

Roots Causes of Family Violence When we think of family violence we think of physically hurting our family members. Not only is physical abuse an aspect of family violence but so is mental, emotional, and sex abuse. Many people still believe the misconception that family violence is a personal problem that is better dealt behind the closed doors of their homes. What they fail to realize is that family violence is a crime that not only affects the victim's life, but it affects everything the victim does, as well as everyone that the victim is around, including their family, friends, co-workers and sometimes, even strangers. There are several types of roots that causes violence in families. The roots of family violence is caused by culture, gender roles, and history of abuse. In class we discussed several cultures that accept family violence. One culture we discussed was the Hawaiian culture. Back in the day it was okay to hit their child to show the community that the parents are showing discipline. An audio recording we listened to in class was a story about culture violence. In the story the kids broke a window and their father had to beat them to show the community that he’s “sorry.” Another culture that we discussed happened to be in Congo or in other words the ‘rape capital of the world.’ Sexual violence and rape in women, children, and men is a random act of violence in eastern Congo. This act of violence is committed by civilians and soldiers who don’t fear the law or arrest. Less than 10% of rape cases go to court and are pleaded guilty. Gender roles play an extensive part in family violence. Men are usually considered to be dominant one in the family. They are superior to the household because they provide for the family. While woman on the other hand takes role as a housewife. They clean the house, cook food, and take care of the children. Although it seems that men are the ones to be more violent women can be as violent. For example, women tend to