Violence And Social Isolation

Violence occurs at various familial levels such as between couples, parent-child, siblings, and dating. The purpose of violence is to proclaim authority over another individual in an effort to control the victim’s actions or to punish them for their actions. Typically, the victim is less powerful because of their position in the family, age, or their ability to control every aspect of that individual’s lives. Families experiencing violence generally are socially isolated and have minimal contact with individuals outside the home. Consequently, social isolation will keep the victim from seek help which gives the abuser more control. This also escalates and increases the frequency of the violent episodes with the abuser experiencing minimal