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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COMMANDMENTS IN INTERACTION WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS by Delishia Mitchem Domestic Violence is an issue for people of all walks of life. Regardless of social class‚ gender‚ economic background or ethnic group‚ domestic violence is prevalent. Current studies show that one out of every four women is a victim of domestic violence‚ and there are rising numbers in the male population. This takes the form of emotional‚ verbal and physical abuse. As a domestic violence survivor‚ I am compelled
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Domestic Violence Domestic violence is defined as acts of physical and/or psychological violence committed by one partner or on to another. Though committed by both sexes‚ men commit the majority of domestic violence acts. While efforts have been made to prevent men from engaging in domestic violence‚ these efforts have yet to make a major effect on the rates of violence against women. This is because these efforts often involve reversing long-held cultural and societal beliefs. Given this situation
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of Violence Kishmere K. Speedwell BSHS 302 Introduction to Human Services Stephanie Chupein March 30‚ 2010 History of Domestic Violence According to Martin (2008) domestic violence‚ also referred to as family violence and intimate partner violence‚ involves the physical and emotional abuse acted out between intimates. This may include violence between husbands and wives‚ boyfriends and girlfriends‚ violence within gay and lesbian relationships‚ and violence between siblings. Domestic violence
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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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Domestic Violence and Abuse Abstract Domestic Violence is one of the most occurring situations found in the United States. This form of violence‚ also known as spousal abuse‚ happens within a relationship that is intimate or within a marriage. This particular issue seems to be found to affect women more often than men in varying ways such as injury or even death. Some of the injuries found in domestic violence cases are the head‚ neck‚ chest‚ face‚ breast‚ and abdomen‚ which are the most
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Chastady Dunbar S. Thompson English 1101 TGAA 29 September 2014 The Abusive Husband In America‚ there have been many cases of domestic violence in a household. In most cases‚ it involves a husband abusing his wife. After a while‚ some women have had enough and decide to leave‚ while others choose to stay. The main reason behind why a lot of women stay in abusive relationships is simply that they don’t know how to get out. Most of the women that stay are blinded by love. She may think she is so in
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Domestic violence is a pattern of intentional abusive behavior used to maintain power and control over his/her partner by using physical violence‚ emotional and verbal abuse‚ isolation along with threats and intimidation. This abusive behavior affects everyone who is around the victim in the workplace. The University of Arkansas researchers showed that 20% of threats and 72% of stalking incidents occur at work‚ potentially putting other employees‚ and even customers at risk ( Klien‚ 2005) Domestic
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CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Violence is the biggest factor of bad mood. There are many types of violence‚but domestic violence is the worst one. It can destroy a family‚ surely break someones heart and can cause to lose even the most important person in a humans life in some cases. There are three main causes of domestic violence. First of all‚ Financial problems could cause domestic violence. If a person does not earn enough money to do something like for example make someone happy and buy
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Domestic violence involves women‚ men‚ and children alike‚ no matter what kind of relationship the person may be in. Domestic violence occurs in many religions‚ social classes‚ and even ethnic classes and it affects everyone. The national coalition against domestic violence states that domestic violence is "the willful intimidation physical assault‚ battery‚ sexual assault‚ and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systemic pattern of power and control perpetuated by one intimate partner against
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