PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology: Family System Theory

Table of Contents

Analysis of the Case Study from a Systematic Perspective1

Values and Roles of the Family2

The Parenting and Family Values3

Domestic Violence4

Buckley's framework6

Parenting Ability and the Experience of Being Parented7

Impact of Physical Abuse8

Impact of Sexual Abuse9

Impact of Neglect10

Impact of Emotional Neglect10

Impact of Exposure to Family Violence11

Effects of Domestic Violence11

Working with Such Families13

Are Countries Fulfilling Their Obligations14

Figure 3: BCS violent crime (1995-2008/09)15

Occurrence of Violence against Women16

Establishing an Anti Domestic Violence Movement18

References19

Appendix21

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Figure 2: Cost of Domestic Violence21

Figure 3: BCS violent crime (1995-2008/09)22

Psychology: Family System Theory

Analysis of the Case Study from a Systematic Perspective

Since the late 1970s, attention paid to domestic violence has increased exponentially. It is now one of the types of victimization garnering the most policy and research attention. Initially, domestic violence was defined narrowly as physical violence perpetrated by husbands against their wives. This definition has evolved in the last 30 years as people have come to realize that violence exists in all kinds of romantic relationships (Holta 2008: 797).

In the past few years, there has been a major increase in the health and social issues resulting from different forms of domestic violence against teenage women, including beatings, and rape. Women have been seen as a victim of those people they do not know; however, the majority of this violence is perpetrated by intimate partners of women that are their boyfriends and husbands, and members of the family such as fathers or stepfathers (Radford 2006: 35).

Women and young girls are growing up in a culture steeped in violence. Yet the presence of violence and young girls' exposure to violence is nothing new. Children in every nation and in every age have experienced violence. Nor are children always the helpless victims rather than the perpetrators of violence. Child soldiers are recruited because they are capable of inflicting senseless violence even more readily than adults (Holta 2008: 799).

Even in societies that place a high value on sheltering girls and women from violence, they will inevitably witness and engage in violence. It has been observed that domestic violence occurs in 1 of every 4 women in some stage of lives, regardless of age, sex, or race past. Women feel humiliated, frightened, ashamed, alone and unclear, but it is not their fault. They have the right to live their life free of fear or violence (Osofsky 2004: 479).

It is necessary to review the literature in this area because of the fact that domestic violence is a reason of concern for many family and parents. Domestic violence is linked with significant mortality and morbidity, especially amongst women, and it has become a major public health issue.

Many studies have confirmed the lasting impact of domestic violence on the life of women and their family members. In addition to that, physical and psychological morbidity is found to be common in both women and their offspring. In the United Kingdom, the cost of domestic violence has been estimated to be £67 billion per year. Therefore, it has become important for practitioners to study ...