Domestic violence has its many tolls on women, especially from different age groups. Generally, domestic violence is prominent in early ages of relationships. People see on the latest headline of news articles stating “football player beats wife” or some other sort of wife-beating so they may get the perception that younger women occasionally deal with domestic violence.
I wanted to touch on elderly women dealing with domestic violence because it is also a big issue in our society. According to Marta Lundy’s article “Domestic Violence Service Users: A Comparison of Older and Younger Women Victims,” she provides information and examinations of women of different age groups from 18-64 years old and 65+ years old being affected by domestic violence.
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Throughout history, it was normal to see the men being the head of the house and women as the lower class. In my culture, the elderly are at the top of the ladder and the children have to obey them. I would assume that domestic violence against women was most prominent in American cultures because in the history books they always explained how women inferior to men. People grew up in different families and everyone was raised differently. Statistics from Christopher Kreb’s article provided a survey of 2,629 women from different races. A majority of the respondents were white (70.5%), and a good percentage were African American (12.1%) or Hispanic (11.4%). A little more than half of each race tested positive to having dealt with domestic violence in their lives. A majority of the women completed high school (89.4%); however, less than a third of the women completed college (30.2%). Most of the women reported being married (58.5%) and employed (66.1%). Almost half of the women reported living with children (44.1%), with an average of 2 children in the home. The more independent women were, the better chances they had dealing with domestic violence by going to the authorities or speaking with other because in the end, they are able to take care of themselves. It depends on how dependent a woman is on how they would be affected by domestic violence. Every race grows up in a different lifestyle so they deal with …show more content…
Women would usually be too scared to contact an outside authority or family member because of the threat that can happen upon them or their family. In Amy Carney’s article “Incarcerated Women and Domestic Violence,” she provides research of women involved with criminal domestic violence and how they possibly dealt with years of violence in their past. Carney researched and explains how women, who usually deal with sexual and physical violence during their childhood, were likely to deal with violence in the future. Carney provides evidence how some women who kill their partners experienced severe and increasing levels of violence over a period of time and believed they had limited resources available to help them. For them, murder was an act of self defense. Pinker argues in his essay that we have entered an era of peace due to the Enlightenment and we have created these “better angels” of ourselves (192). Maybe women do not normally kill their husbands because it is morally wrong, but they see other forms of coping, such as alcohol and drugs, that will relieve them from their abuse. I do not see how “better angels” would seek other form of abuses to relieve themselves from domestic violence. When women seek alcohol or drugs as a form of coping, it leads to mental and physical health problems (36). Women dealing with domestic violence often stay in an abusive relationship because they
In this paper I will be telling you many different forms of domestic violence. I will include the physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, spiritual abuse, economic abuse, social abuse, and emotional abuse. I will also describe the "cycle of violence", teen dating violence, and why women stay with an abusive partner.
The statistics available on violence against women are startling. Domestic violence is the major cause of death and disability for European women ages 16 to 44 and accounts for more deaths and injuries than automobile accidents and cancer. The Russian government estimates that over 14,000 women were killed by family members in 1999, but there is still no legislation that specifically addresses domestic violence. In South Africa, more women are shot in the home by relatives than are shot on the streets or by intruders (web.amnesty.org).
Every year about 4000 women die in the U.S. because of the domestic violence. Every year this number gets higher and higher. Even though we live in the 21st century people can’t find the way to improve the situation. But before searching for the solution, people should understand what domestic violence is. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, domestic violence is: “any abuse—including physical, emotional, sexual, or financial—between intimate partners, often living in the same household” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Most of the people believe that domestic
With respect to older women, the issue is that there is a serious lack in differentiating between elder abuse and domestic violence. The discrepancy causes confusion as to what agency to report either volunteered or mandated cases of abuse (Kilbane & Spira, 2010). Furthermore, it is because of reporting errors that victims of abuse may not receive the services that are congruent to the type of abuse (Kilbane & Spira, 2010) indicating, “…a lack of centralized reporting of cases….” (Kilbane & Spira, 2010, p. 165).
There are many places that women can go for protection, such as shelters and many support groups. Educating woman about the cycles of domestic violence can decrease cases in the county. The support groups can also break the silence of a woman being abused and she will be able to speak out into a group of other victims. These groups make women feel that th...
I’ve tried to encourage my friend who went through domestic violence; it was a one time offense that she sadly had to face. I still have the scenario engraved in my memory. Mid-afternoon my best friend comes to my house tears rolling down her face; I immediately grab her and begin to comfort her asking her what’s going on I could feel her body trembling against mine and the fear in her voice when she spoke. The last thing I ever expected her to say was that her boyfriend hit her. As soon as she told me that rage immediately took over and I could only see red my first thought was that we had to call the police but she thought differently. It was a horrific event that she sadly had to face at a young age with someone she believed that loved her
During the 1980s and 1900s, domestic violence was one of the most unreported crimes that involve females and males getting hurt and dying. Kicking, choking, killing, and saying brutal or despise words that could hurt the victims physically or emotionally are considered domestic violence. In fact, many victims are afraid to seek for help. According to “The Domestic Violence Resource Center (DVRC), women account for approximately 85 percent of all intimate partner violence, with women aged 20-24 at greater risk” (Batten, par.16). Most pregnant women are at risk as well. “But underlying approach is still one that assumes the perpetrators are men and the victims are woman” (Haugen, par. 1). Moreover, both males and females believe that domestic violence is a solution to their issues.
Most people in society are one sided when it comes to domestic violence. Most people automatically think domestic violence as men abusing women. Most people believe domestic violence is associated with gender. For instance, some people associate men with violent, destructive, and belligerent behavior. While women are often seen as innocent, fragile, and vulnerable. For many years men were the ones showing violent behavior, so most people believe men are usually the aggressor. Many people believe men should never abuse a woman, and if he does he will charged and most likely serve jail time. Although, women are not viewed the same way. Over the years women have become just as aggressive and violent as men have been portrayed. Many women who are violent are given a pass if they abuse a man. More simply, their behavior is overlooked, because they are not seen as a threat to society, so they will most likely not be jailed or punished for their behavior. In addition, there are many resources to help women get out of domestic violence situations. For instance, there are hotlines they can call, shelters they can visit, and support
There are many different types of domestic violence. Physical abuse is the most obvious form, but this is not to say that outsiders always recognize it. Generally, physical violence causes bodily harm, using a variety of methods. Slapping, pushing, throwing, hitting, punching, and strangling are only a few methods. An object or weapon may or may not be used. There is not always physical evidence of physical abuse such as bruising, bleeding, scratches, bumps, etc., therefore, absence of physical marks does not necessarily mean physical abuse had not occurred. Physical abuse sometimes escalates to murder (Morris and Biehl 7, Haley 14-17).
Violence is displayed everywhere in society through media like entertainment, in their schools and communities, and within their homes. It is difficult to imagine living in a world without some sort of violence due to it being so prevalent in society. Many children have been exposed to violence in their own homes or have become victims leaving detrimental short and long term effects. There are three forms of domestic violence in the homes. They are physical, sexual, emotional abuse. People often think of domestic violence as having bruises or a broken arm, but in reality it is an occurrence that happens repeatedly over a period of time. One study concluded “children in domestic violence shelters found that almost half their mothers had
Many women suffer, and in some cases, men suffer too! To begin with, the definition of domestic violence is “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another” (“What Is Domestic Violence”). Ranging from grown women to young children, many are victims of abuse. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, “nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States” (“Statistics”). Just by calculating, that is 28,800 people who are abused in just ONE DAY!
As professional athletes remind us on a weekly basis, domestic violence is a social problem which continues to plague the nation. Through stricter law enforcement, improved hospital reporting techniques, and nationwide education and counseling, this problem can be reduced. Domestic violence has many different names such as, family violence, battering, wife beating, and domestic abuse. All these terms refer to the same thing, abuse by 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 an individual’s self-image, which eventually shatters one’s self-esteem. In this paper, I will discuss the many kinds of abuses against women, the reasons why women stay in these relationships, and possible solutions to diminish or reduce the problems of domestic violence.
The preponderance of the evidence suggests that the experience of domestic violence varies greatly depending on demographic characteristics. For instance, higher rates of domestic violence are more likely to be experienced by Black women, women ages 16 to 24, women with children under the age of 12, and women living in lower income households.
In an advertisement published in Vogue Paris in February 2009, Steven Klein photographs fashion model Lara Stone in a manner that brought much controversy to the world about women and violence. In the photograph, a fashionably clad woman in lingerie is forcibly held down by a naked man, while a police officer poses suggestively on her legs and points a gun in her face. This advertisement seems excessively violent for a fashion magazine that young girls and the majority of the mainstream world idolize. By condoning and making the type of violence that is popular in fashion magazines ‘cool’, people begin to recreate the scenes in these photographs in real life because they are constantly exposed to it. Furthermore, this constant exposure to violence
According to Farmer and Tiefethaler, “violence against women by intimate partners fell by 21 percent between 1993 and 1998 from 1.1 million violent incidents to 876,340 incidents” (2). This is, in large part, due to the women’s movement, where domestic violence victimization was a major concern for women. “Economic theory predicts that the incidence of abuse declines as women gain economic independence and therefore gain power in their relationships” (4). Also a large effect of the women’s movement, as women’s alternatives and freedoms within their relationships improve, women are more able to exit, or threaten to exit their relationships and experience less violence. In order to avoid losing their partner, men must lessen their use of violence. With this we should expect a couple of situations in which a women’s situation would help their victimization. For one, we should expect that women who have greater earnings or earning potential are more likely to leave abusive relationships (5). These women are more likely to leave because they are able to support themselves on their own. We should also expect the gender equality of their community to provide them with better opportunity and alternatives to leaving an abusive relationship. According to Farmer and Tiefenthaler, “For example, a woman’s threat to leave her abuser is much more credible if she lives in an area where a large percentage of women are employed and women’s wages are high”