Unveiling the Male Victim: A Qualitative Research Study on Male Victims of Domestic Violence

The topic I will be researching will be male victims of domestic violence. For my research I will be examining multiple aspects that male victims of domestic violence may face. The qualitative research questions I will be researching are: 1. What factors influence males’ decision to report domestic violence against them? Do they feel ashamed, embarrassed, scared, or judged? 2. What type of obstacles do male victims face when reporting a case of domestic violence? Were they treated fairly with sensitivity? Do they feel law officials took them seriously? Was their case given a fair trial? 3. What resources or services are out there for male victims of domestic violence? Did victims find these services helpful? And 4. What could be done to help male victims of domestic violence? What needs to be changed in society to provide a better service to male victims? My research is important to the social sciences because there is very limited information on the subject of male victims of domestic violence. The very little research that has been done on this topic has mostly been based in the US and is not as applicable to Canada. The qualitative method I will use to conduct this research will be focus groups. I believe this is the best method because it will allow me to hear from more participants in a smaller amount of time. It will also give the participants a chance to discuss as a group and share experiences. As a researcher this will be beneficial to see if there are patterns or similarities in their experiences.

Literature Review
For the literature review part of this paper I will be examining past research that has been done on the topic of male victims of domestic abuse. Much research has been done on female victims but in the past few decades male victims of domestic violence have begin coming to light. The research on male victims of domestic violence is very limited and often times the sample sizes a small. I will be looking to make connections between

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