THE CICLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The Cicle of Domestic Violence in the Hispanic Population and Why Women Choose To Stay

The cicle of domestic violence in the Hispanic population and why women choose to stay

Introduction

Domestic violence is a prevalent problem in today's society. While it is easy to see what impact it has on the actual victim, it is oftentimes difficult to see the effect it has on children witnessing these acts of violence. Research done in the field of domestic violence suggests that children (under the age of 19) exposed to domestic violence grow up to either become abusers or to become victims of spousal abuse. (Bevan, Emma, and Daryl J. Higgins. 2002, 223-35)

The topic of domestic violence and its effects on women children has been covered numerous times in numerous ways. This can be proof that the topic is important in today's society and will continue to be an important topic of study. Studying domestic violence and its effects on children can help to implement different programs that can help to decrease the aggression these children feel as they grow into adulthood. An end can be put to the cycle-of-violence if the various risk factors are uncovered.

While much of the literature on this topic looks at children as victims of abuse, this research will look at the effect that witnessing interparental violence has on a person throughout their lifetime. This may also implement practices in the social services departments that will take a child out of the home not only because they are victims, but because they are witnessing violence, thus increasing their risk of becoming an abuse later in life.

The researcher will be studying domestic violence because she wants to know if (and how) exposure to domestic violence as a child leads to that child being an abuser as an adult. This is an important study because if the implications of the exposure to domestic violence can be understood, programs can be implemented to reduce and maybe even eliminate the cycle of violence. While most research covers children who were actually abused them and the implications of that abuse, this study will look at the effects that exposure to domestic violence has. The researcher wants to look at how seeing the violence, while not actually being the victim of violence, affects that child as they grow up and have their own relationships. Interviews with perpetrators of domestic violence would be beneficial to studying domestic violence and the cycle of violence as it would give a broad understanding of what people went through in their childhood, thus showing potential risk factors for becoming a domestic violence perpetrator. (Bevan, Emma, and Daryl J. Higgins. 2002, 223-35)

Domestic violence counseling theory

Psychoanalytic Theory stems from the belief that individual personality traits which develop early in life, predicts the probability that a person will be a victim of or submit to violence. These characteristics can and have been reported as psychiatric diagnosises.

For example, a common abuse scenario could be explained ...