DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence



DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Introduction

Domestic violence against women is a problem in the United States, which are usually over looked and almost always failed to notice society today (Graham 2004). Violence is defined by Webster's Dictionary Riverside as follows: Physical force employed so as to damage or injury, Such as violent acts. If so, then why is it that many women are beaten by relatives every year, and virtually nothing is being done to rectify this cruel and hostile situation? In this article I will try to answer this question together will revolve others that plague women in these war zones every day.

Battered women represented the majority of people, as a small, frail, gaunt man who could once have been beautiful. She has several small children, no skills, and is economically dependent on their husbands (McKay2004). It is often assumed that she is poor and from the minority. She was accustomed to a life of violence and her fear and passivity emphasized above all. While some battered women do fit this description, the research shows that false stereotypes.' In fact, most women are very red Butt lucrative jobs such as doctors or lawyers, corporation executives and nurses. Most of them are heavy set women, whose assets are controlled by a husband and cannot defend themselves physically. battered women can be found in all racial, religious and ethical table as well as age and education level "If you're a woman, a 50 percent chance it could be you!''(Foy 2002) statistics of female victims is hard to find, because most records buried in the medical documentation, internal unrest or calls to the police records of social service institutions.

In the past two decades, there has been growing recognition of the prevalence of domestic violence in our society (Ganley 2009). Furthermore, it became apparent that some people are at greater risk of victimization than others. Domestic violence has a negative impact on individuals, families and society as a whole.Domestic violence includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence and abuse to property and pets (Ganley, 2009). The impact of this form of violence has significant potential to be perceived as threatening the life of those victims and can leave them with a sense of vulnerability, helplessness, and in extreme cases, the horror.

Physical abuse refers to any behavior that involves the intentional use of force against another person, that the risk of injury, harm, and / or pain (Dutton 2002). Physical violence includes pushing, punches, slaps, choking, hitting with an object, twisting the body, causing the reception of unwanted substances, and the use of weapons. Sexual abuse is defined as any unwelcome sexual intimacy forced on one person from another. It may include oral, anal or vaginal stimulation or penetration, forced nudity, forced exposure to sexually explicit material or activities, or any other unwanted sexual activity (Dutton, 1994). Compliance with this requirement may be obtained through actual or threatened physical force or through other forms of ...