CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Domestic violence is one major human right abuse in Ghana. In Ghana‚ the prevalence of domestic violence is said to cut across all sectors of society and ages. Victims of such violence are predominantly women and children. On physical abuse only‚ studies have revealed that one out of three Ghanaian women has been physically abused by an intimate partner. Domestic violence is one of the most brutal consequences of the economic‚ social‚ political and cultural
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The term “violence in the family” refers to male violence against females. It means that men are generally rude to women both physically and psychologically. Concerning this issue‚ a study has been conducted by Family Research Institute in five different geographic regions of Turkey on married women about husband violence against wives. The results of this survey indicate that two independent variables seem to be related to approval of violence. One of the variables is the number of children
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My Thought on Domestic Violence You might know October for the bright red orange leafs that cover the sidewalks and for the scary holiday Halloween‚ but October is also domestic violence awareness month. Community College of Philadelphia is proudly hosting their 2nd annual Clothesline Project to raise awareness for domestic violence victims. The Clothesline Project can be viewed in the Mint Rotunda. The Clothesline is an experience that radiates a feeling of sorrow and a call for help and has
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Your Name Instructor/Professor’s Name Course Date Violence In Public Schools Perhaps‚ one of the most pressing concerns affecting not only the educational sector‚ but the entire society‚ is the rising violence in schools. Indeed‚ there’s no question that school-related violence is one of the gravest threats that any government will have to face. In fact‚ the U.S. is just one of the dozens of countries plagued by this social ill. With easy access on guns and knives‚ schools—students
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Dating Violence Among College Students: The Risk and Protective Factors by Catherine Kaukinen the two issues that impacted me were the risk and protective factors such as gender‚ violence in the family of origin‚ emotional states and mental health‚ substance use and abuse‚ sexual risk taking‚ nature of intimate relationships‚ and academic engagement. The author explores each of these factors by looking at other research to gain an understanding and to bring awareness about dating violence among college
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great nation. In India‚ 480 million are less than 19 years old. India has 20% of the world’s children. [1] The recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in youth violence‚ often lethal violence‚ all around the nation. Anecdotal evidence of increase in violence by young people against women and old people‚ of road rage‚ of violence in schools‚ and other violent actions to get whatever they want is alarming. This "epidemic‚" as many social analysts called it‚ caused serious concern to both parents
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said‚ “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to hit a man‚ but you refuse to hate him”. William Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning” illustrates this point. The main character in the story Sarty is faced with the choice of staying loyal to his family or straying away from his family and following his beliefs. Growing up in an environment where violence is present causes one to struggle with their values‚ beliefs‚
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criminal justice system begun to treat domestic violence as a serious crime‚ not as a private family matter. Domestic violence is any physical‚ sexual‚ or psychological abuse that people use against a former or current intimate partner. It refers to a number of criminal behaviors: assault and battery; sexual assault; stalking; harassment; violation of a civil restraining order; homicide; and other offenses that occur in the course of a domestic violence incident‚ such as arson‚ robbery‚ malicious destruction
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Domestic Violence One of the most complicated issues facing most health care professionals and governmental agencies today is that of domestic violence. Domestic violence encompasses any violence that is inflicted upon one family member by another family member. Thus‚ domestic violence can be described as spouse abuse‚ child abuse‚ sibling abuse‚ or elder abuse. Most authorities suggest that domestic violence is typically expressed in violence against women and children. Such acts of violence can involve
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE HOSSAM ELDEEN HUSSEIN Problem Definition: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines Workplace Violence as “any act of Violence‚ against persons or property‚ threats‚ intimidation‚ harassment‚ or other inappropriate‚ disruptive behavior that causes fear for personal safety at the worksite ". Justification for Problem Definition Workplace violence causes a lot of devastation such as assaults‚ homicides‚ victims and their families‚ businesses of the experience
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