Abused Men
Hengxuan Chi
Academic Writing( Fall 2 2011)
Research Paper Assignment
5/12/2011
She Slapped Him: Abused Men
Joe S’s wife slapped his face and scratched him when she got into trouble with money. However, Joe never hit back because he just thinks a man cannot hit a woman. Jeff W. was hit by his wife several times. When he first met this problem, he thought this may be a onetime thing. Steve J. had 12 years of married life. Unfortunately, his wife would push him into a wall and throw glass objects or something when she got irate about something (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.53). Domestic violence is common in American society, according to Todd, A. Migliaccio (2002, p.27), “one of every three American couples will engage in violent acts against one another.” In the US, the most frequently report statistic is four females are beaten by her partner every minute (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.1). It seems that males have never be hurt by their partners. In fact, the National Victimization Survey did a survey in 1992-1993. The survey told us that one million females and 143,000 males became victims of domestic violence in that year (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.3). And, the male victims keep increasing every year. In 1993, 15 percent of males was beaten by their partners, and in 2005, the percentage became to 17 percent (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.3). Domestic violence against men (DVAM) is caused by several factors. In the US, low income, not enough strength and choosing a wrong wife cause DVAM. Men who have lower income and a much lower income than their wives are more likely to be abused in their families. Robert, A. Pollak did a research about DVAM in 2011. After referring to many researches about DVAM, he claims that "although the literature on domestic violence is vast, the literature within economics on the topic is scant. Several recent papers examine the effects of spousal abuse on economic outcomes such as women 's employment or attempt to measure the overall
Academic Writing( Fall 2 2011)
Research Paper Assignment
5/12/2011
She Slapped Him: Abused Men
Joe S’s wife slapped his face and scratched him when she got into trouble with money. However, Joe never hit back because he just thinks a man cannot hit a woman. Jeff W. was hit by his wife several times. When he first met this problem, he thought this may be a onetime thing. Steve J. had 12 years of married life. Unfortunately, his wife would push him into a wall and throw glass objects or something when she got irate about something (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.53). Domestic violence is common in American society, according to Todd, A. Migliaccio (2002, p.27), “one of every three American couples will engage in violent acts against one another.” In the US, the most frequently report statistic is four females are beaten by her partner every minute (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.1). It seems that males have never be hurt by their partners. In fact, the National Victimization Survey did a survey in 1992-1993. The survey told us that one million females and 143,000 males became victims of domestic violence in that year (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.3). And, the male victims keep increasing every year. In 1993, 15 percent of males was beaten by their partners, and in 2005, the percentage became to 17 percent (Philip, W. Cook, 2009, p.3). Domestic violence against men (DVAM) is caused by several factors. In the US, low income, not enough strength and choosing a wrong wife cause DVAM. Men who have lower income and a much lower income than their wives are more likely to be abused in their families. Robert, A. Pollak did a research about DVAM in 2011. After referring to many researches about DVAM, he claims that "although the literature on domestic violence is vast, the literature within economics on the topic is scant. Several recent papers examine the effects of spousal abuse on economic outcomes such as women 's employment or attempt to measure the overall
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