DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence



Abstract

Domestic violence in teenage women is a controversial issue because it has given rise to various aspects of criminal activities in almost every country of the world. The following paper discusses this topic in detail that what is meant by domestic violence, what are the major reasons for it, and what are the critical issues that are emerging due to the domestic violence. In addition to that, the paper critically review the literature as researched in past studies that includes violence and its emergence (theoretical perspective), United States and the domestic violence (qualitative and quantitative researches), and emergence of domestic violence across the globe (quantitative studies). Aim: The following paper aims to discuss the domestic violence in teenage women and its impacts on the society. The paper aims to review the literature with respect to qualitative, quantitative and theoretical perspective.

Table of Content

Introduction1

Research Question2

Problem Statement2

Purpose and Objectives2

Literature Review2

Violence and Its Emergence3

Social and Political Implication4

Ethical Implications4

Family Dynamics5

Effects of Domestic Violence5

Widespread Violence against Teenage Women7

Occurrence of Violence against Women7

Why Women and Girls Are Most Affected8

Evidence of Domestic Violence across the Globe9

Hypothesis10

Methodology10

Conclusion11

Domestic Violence

Introduction

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 (Bensley et al. 2003: 38).

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 (Asling-Monemi et al. 2003: 10).

Research Question

Have appropriate measures been taken by countries where domestic violence in teenage women is increasing rapidly?

Problem Statement

“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”.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the study is to find out the effects of domestic violence on teenage girls and the measures taken by countries to stop increasing domestic violence against girls.

Literature Review

Domestic violence is any action or omission starring the members who comprise the group family, this can be by marriage, blood or affiliation and transformed into aggressors relations between them causing damage to physical, psychological, sexual, economic or social one or several of them. This abuse can be specified as:

Physical acts that threaten or attack the person's body such as pushes, slaps, punches, kicks, etc. Psychological Attitudes have intended to cause fear, intimidation, ...