Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a problem which continues to plague the nation, but through stricter law enforcement, improved hospital reporting technique, nationwide education and counseling, this problem can be reduced. Domestic violence has many names; family violence, battering, wife beating, and domestic abuse. All these terms refer to the same thing, abuse by a marital, common law, or a dating partner in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence is not limited to physical beating. It is any behavior that is intended to overpower and control another human being through the use of humiliation, fear, and physical or verbal assault. Domestic violence is a very important issue in today’s society because it has such a profound negative affect on the abused, mentally and physically. Verbal abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse. Verbal abuse is words that attack or injure, that cause one to believe the false, or that speak falsely of one. Verbal abuse constitutes psychological violence (Evans, 81). There are more things that need to be done to help the abused and prevent it from happening further. Even though domestic violence can be caused by either the male or female, the highest percent of domestic violence is caused by the male. It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is because people often don’t report it. But, according to a “National Violence Against Women Survey,” 22 percent of women are physically assaulted. Nearly 5.3 million partner victimizations occur each year among U.S. women ages 18 and older, resulting in two millions injuries (Infoplease 2). Thirty – three percent of women are victims of homicide (but just 4 percent of men) are killed by spouse or often, ex spouses. Nationwide, the death toll from family violence is about 1,247 women each year (Macionis, 359). Domestic violence has no typical victims. Domestic violence happens among people of all affects those
Domestic violence is a problem which continues to plague the nation, but through stricter law enforcement, improved hospital reporting technique, nationwide education and counseling, this problem can be reduced. Domestic violence has many names; family violence, battering, wife beating, and domestic abuse. All these terms refer to the same thing, abuse by a marital, common law, or a dating partner in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence is not limited to physical beating. It is any behavior that is intended to overpower and control another human being through the use of humiliation, fear, and physical or verbal assault. Domestic violence is a very important issue in today’s society because it has such a profound negative affect on the abused, mentally and physically. Verbal abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse. Verbal abuse is words that attack or injure, that cause one to believe the false, or that speak falsely of one. Verbal abuse constitutes psychological violence (Evans, 81). There are more things that need to be done to help the abused and prevent it from happening further. Even though domestic violence can be caused by either the male or female, the highest percent of domestic violence is caused by the male. It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is because people often don’t report it. But, according to a “National Violence Against Women Survey,” 22 percent of women are physically assaulted. Nearly 5.3 million partner victimizations occur each year among U.S. women ages 18 and older, resulting in two millions injuries (Infoplease 2). Thirty – three percent of women are victims of homicide (but just 4 percent of men) are killed by spouse or often, ex spouses. Nationwide, the death toll from family violence is about 1,247 women each year (Macionis, 359). Domestic violence has no typical victims. Domestic violence happens among people of all affects those
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