The Relationship Between Ike And Tina Turner

The relationship between Ike and Tina turner has been one of the most famous scandals through out our popular cultural media since they made a movie out about Tina Turner’s life. Anna Mae Bullock or otherwise known as Tina Turner, suffered through out her life from the abandonment of her mother and then the violent relationship she held with Ike Turner. There are four different levels that can cause or be the start of a violent relationship. These four levels consist of, individual, psychological, interactional and socio-cultural. All four of these factors were major causes seen in Ike & Tina’s relationship. Their relationship had problems that involved control, drugs, excuses, dependency, and communication/commitment issues. The first and second level, which is the individual/psychological level, I saw many factors that contributed to the violence in the
You would think that people who are in abusive relationships would immediately try to get out but it’s harder than people think. Ike had a way to manipulate Tina in a way that she would never leave him. If he would mess up and hit her then he would find a way to make her happy by buying her a gift or getting her something. Tina made excuses for his actions in front of their friends and family. She would tell them that she would be ok that he was under a lot of stress. Ike even had her mother on his side in case Tina wanted to run and ask her for help. Eventually Tina had the guts to leave Ike two different times. Even though the first time she wasn’t able to get far from him, Tina found her inner peace and found a way to leave him. She didn’t want to leave Ike all those years ago because she knew how it felt to be abandoned when her mother left her. She hated that feeling and didn’t want Ike to feel that way. Tina was able to leave Ike and find peace elsewhere but she suffered mentally and physically in the