Domestic Violence in India: Causes‚ Consequences and Remedies Introduction “Bride tortured to death for dowry”‚ “School going kid succumbs to his injuries after beaten by father”‚ “A seventy year old man killed over property dispute”‚ “Harassment of men in Chandigarh…” All these and what not‚ turn to any newspaper at random and you would find the reports of such kind of violence all over the country. These are all what we come to know through different forms of media. There are more such cases
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Functionalism The functionalist theory focuses on society as a system of interrelated institutions and structures that are designed to address human needs. They view society as functioning best when there is agreement about the social values and norms. The functionalist theory asserts that our lives are guided by social structures‚ which are relatively stable patterns of social behavior in each society. Each social structure has social functions for the operation of society as a whole. Functionalists see social
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Annotated Bibliography: Domestic Violence and its effects on Children Groves‚ B.M. (1999). Mental Health Services for Children Who Witness Domestic Violence. The Future of Children‚ 9(3)‚ 122-132. This article provides a good introduction for practitioners working with children who witness family violence. The article summarizes the effects domestic violence can have on children such as; aggressiveness‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ learning disabilities‚ and sleep deprivation. The author stresses
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received no justice in return when they were faced with such abuse. Modernly named as domestic violence‚ this abuse was once very common and ignored as long as it “didn’t go too far” or was done in moderation. In 1882‚ Maryland was the first state to pass a law making wife-beating a crime; the punishment would be either forty lashes or a year in jail (Domestic Violence Timeline). Attention to domestic violence didn’t appear until the feminist movement around 1870; women became more involved in
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Domestic Violence: Impact of Abuse in Dating Relationships Domestic Violence or physical and psychological violence used to dominate another is very common. It occurs in all cultures people of all races‚ ethnicities‚ religions‚ sexes and classes can be perpetrators of domestic violence. Unfortunately violence affects many early in their lives impacting unmarried couples. Statistics show 1 and 3 young people experience violence while dating. Violence in dating relationships can begin
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Many parents seemed to have forgotten the impact that domestic violence has on a child. A big impact is that of being exposed to domestic violence at an early age‚ also the effect that domestic observation has on an individual and his character. Character flaws can impact a child into his adolescent years and also affect his decision making skills in adult years. I have seen the result of a child who has been a part of a domestic violence family and home. The mind frame which an adolescent is permanently
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producer when he sexually assaulted her. Domestic violence still occurs in America today and us as religion and laws taught a country that it was okay to stay in the vicious cycle. There have been cases that have explored what domestic violence is and what the outcomes become show how violence against women is an ongoing social issue. That is to say; religion has played a fraction in the history of domestic violence against women. In the article‚ “Violence Against Women and the Role of Religion”
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Domestic Violence against Children Domestic violence is a term that can be easily defined as violence within the house between the partners. To have a domestic violence case‚ it does not need to be physical it can be emotional. According to the domestic violence organization (2009)‚ domestic violence is defined as “Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual‚ gay‚ or lesbian; living
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Santa Clara County’s Domestic Violence Council was established by the Board of Supervisors and the presiding judge of juvenile court in 1991 to evaluate the needs of the community on the topic of Domestic Violence. The Council is Santa Clara County’s first interdisciplinary Team whose goal is to not point fingers of blame at one another but rather seek out solutions on how to coordinate services better to address victims of domestic violence and their batterers. The Council has four objectives that
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of‚ and reasons for‚ domestic violence in society (24 marks.) Domestic violence is mental‚ physical and emotional violence that occur around the world in any type of family household. Even though its frown up in society there are individuals that are able to continue with they’re violent actions. Catriona MirrlesBlack’s (1999.) survey showed 6.6 million domestic assaults just in a year and half was physical injury meaning a real problem and a clear pattern for domestic violence. However this does
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