Annotated Bibliography Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: Applying Couple Therapy to an Age-Old Issue
Peggy Genoway
Brandman University
Psychology 561
Prepared for Dr. Wheldon
October 15, 2014
Domestic violence is an age old dilemma which has only begun to be seriously addressed and treated in the field of psychotherapy. A knowledge of the history of such issues can assist in the understanding of how violence has evolved into its present state, and also expands the understanding of legal involvement. The preponderance of domestic violence throughout history has been inflicted by males upon females, however the reverse circumstance has entered into public awareness in recent years. Domestic violence is frequently featured in mainstream media, which has assisted …show more content…
In 1971, Kansas City, Missouri reported that 40% of all homicides within the city limits were domestic violence turned deadly. That same year, Susan Griffin released the book titled Rape: The All-American Crime, the book that was credited with further revealing the perils of violence on women, and in June 1972, the first national rape crisis hotline opened in Washington D.C. (Schechter, 1996). In 1974, women win the right to receive monetary compensation for injuries related to domestic violence. In 1980, Faith McNulty bravely stepped forward to author the story of Francine Hughes in the book titled The Burning Bed: the True Story of an Abused Wife. By 1990, a landmark court decision passes in California; AB 785 permits the admission of “battered woman syndrome” as evidence in a criminal trial, and in 1997, AB 200 passed, which protects children by stating domestic violence in front of a child-is child abuse (Sproul, 1996). The U.S. has witnessed great strides in this particular area, and it was accomplished by countless men and women standing up for what is …show more content…
has become a blended nation, and each culture has variable statistics on the occurrence of domestic violence. The American Bar Association tracks domestic abuse statistics, and there are variable rates within each cultural group. African American women experience domestic violence at a rate that is 35% higher than Caucasian women, and the number one cause of death for African American women in the age bracket 15-34 is death at the hands of a former or current intimate partner. Texas has the most published data on intimate partner violence for Hispanics, and they report that 64% of Hispanics women that at least one female in their extended family is physically abused on a regular basis. In the Cambodian culture, 37% know a man in a domestic relationship that is regularly battered. In the Japanese culture, 61% of the women report some form of physical violence within a partnership or marriage. In studies related to younger study subjects, we see that 25% of 8th and 9th grade females report some sort of dating violence, and 17.8% of high school females report being date raped. NEED LBGT
Peggy Genoway
Brandman University
Psychology 561
Prepared for Dr. Wheldon
October 15, 2014
Domestic violence is an age old dilemma which has only begun to be seriously addressed and treated in the field of psychotherapy. A knowledge of the history of such issues can assist in the understanding of how violence has evolved into its present state, and also expands the understanding of legal involvement. The preponderance of domestic violence throughout history has been inflicted by males upon females, however the reverse circumstance has entered into public awareness in recent years. Domestic violence is frequently featured in mainstream media, which has assisted …show more content…
In 1971, Kansas City, Missouri reported that 40% of all homicides within the city limits were domestic violence turned deadly. That same year, Susan Griffin released the book titled Rape: The All-American Crime, the book that was credited with further revealing the perils of violence on women, and in June 1972, the first national rape crisis hotline opened in Washington D.C. (Schechter, 1996). In 1974, women win the right to receive monetary compensation for injuries related to domestic violence. In 1980, Faith McNulty bravely stepped forward to author the story of Francine Hughes in the book titled The Burning Bed: the True Story of an Abused Wife. By 1990, a landmark court decision passes in California; AB 785 permits the admission of “battered woman syndrome” as evidence in a criminal trial, and in 1997, AB 200 passed, which protects children by stating domestic violence in front of a child-is child abuse (Sproul, 1996). The U.S. has witnessed great strides in this particular area, and it was accomplished by countless men and women standing up for what is …show more content…
has become a blended nation, and each culture has variable statistics on the occurrence of domestic violence. The American Bar Association tracks domestic abuse statistics, and there are variable rates within each cultural group. African American women experience domestic violence at a rate that is 35% higher than Caucasian women, and the number one cause of death for African American women in the age bracket 15-34 is death at the hands of a former or current intimate partner. Texas has the most published data on intimate partner violence for Hispanics, and they report that 64% of Hispanics women that at least one female in their extended family is physically abused on a regular basis. In the Cambodian culture, 37% know a man in a domestic relationship that is regularly battered. In the Japanese culture, 61% of the women report some form of physical violence within a partnership or marriage. In studies related to younger study subjects, we see that 25% of 8th and 9th grade females report some sort of dating violence, and 17.8% of high school females report being date raped. NEED LBGT