Often times it is confused that only women can be victims of domestic violence. Truthfully‚ men‚ women‚ and children can be victims of abuse. Abusers have no specific face‚ race or gender. Domestic violence is a serious national health concern. It has significant impacts on a community and an individual. Domestic violence is only one aspect of a larger set of problems within U.S families. Domestic violence can be both physical and verbal. The abuse usually starts verbally so that the person can
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Domestic violence has devastating effect on the victims who are mostly women with a resultant effect on the children. Some of these effects are highlighted as follows; Effect on Children: It is highly believed that a child who is exposed to domestic violence during his/her upbringing will suffer in his/her development and psychological welfare. Some emotional and behavioral problems that can result due to domestic violence include increased aggressiveness‚ anxiety‚ and changes in how a child socializes
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Types of violence Physical violence is the intentional use of physical force to hurt someone‚ this person displaying physical harm has a motive. Sexual violence can involve unwanted or forced sexual acts against a person; these acts can be forced by ways of intimidation to compel a person to engage in unwanted sex or sexual harassment. Verbal violence is threats of words‚ gestures that are meant to communicate the threat of physical‚ sexual violence‚ or to manipulate a person. Verbal violence could
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reported experiencing domestic abuse in the past year. One out of 5 women have been raped or assaulted in her lifetime. These statistics from the book Domestic Violence: Opposing viewpoints are very alarming‚ and yet this violence doesn’t get the attention that should and is seen as common today. B. We must end domestic violence in our society. C. Today we will take a closer look at what exactly domestic violence is‚ analyze who are the victims of the domestic violence and see why it is such
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Family or domestic violence can have tragic consequences on all those involved. However‚ children exposed to domestic violence are often the most negatively affected by domestic violence and they frequently show symptoms of psychological and emotional trauma. It is estimated that at least one in every three women have been or will be beaten‚ coerced into sex‚ or otherwise abused in her lifetime (http://therapistfinder.net /Domestic-Violence/Domestic-Violence-Crisis-Hotlines.html). Furthermore‚ physical
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Domestic Violence and Society A social topic we all heard about yet goes ignored is Domestic Violence. Society will often ask “What can I do to help‚ how do I spread the word?” “How do I know when it’s happening to someone I know and care for?” Society does really want to help and get involved when it’s been presented at the present moment and sometimes to really help. However‚ when it’s in silence and no longer being actively discussed it gets forgotten and then ignored. What the public can do
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Domestic violence is a displayed repetition of violent behaviour in any relationship allowing control and attaining power. Referring to violent acts includes physical‚ sexual‚ emotional and physiological abuse. These instances can cause immense social‚ emotional and economic costs. The domestic and family violence protection act 2012‚ identifies that it’s a human right to have a choice to remove yourself from domestic and family violence. People confronted with these issues are familiar with physiological
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Introduction Domestic violence‚ the connotation of the two words immediately invokes images in everyone’s mind. Two songs will be discussed in this paper‚ the songs relate directly to the issue. The first song is “A Child Called ‘it’” by Buckcherry‚ released in 2008 on the Black Butterfly album. The second song is “Im ok” by Christina Aguilera‚ released in 2002 on the Stripped album. Buckcherry’s song‚ is about a book that is based on a true story of a child that was abused by his mother. Similarly
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Understanding Domestic Violence and Its Affects Heidi L. Shank-Bridges Liberty University Abstract Domestic Violence is a problem of epidemic proportion in the United States. It affects everyone whether they are the victim‚ the batterer‚ or a member of society. Domestic Violence comes in the way of multiple forms and has expanded outside of the husband and wife arena‚ as in years past to now include violence between boyfriend and girlfriend‚ parent and child‚ and violence between siblings
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WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Since the 1990s‚ there has been increasing concern about violence against women in general and domestic violence in particular‚ in both developed and developing countries. Domestic violence occurs in all socioeconomic and cultural population subgroups; and in many societies‚ including in India‚ women are socialized to accept‚ tolerate‚ and even rationalize domestic violence and to remain silent about such experiences. Violence of any kind has a negative impact on the
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