Essays on Physical Abuse

Organization

Introduction
Even in the modern day and age, domestic violence in terms of physical, emotional and sexual abuse, is a common occurrence in most women’s life. It has been proven by research that domestic violence is primarily a woman issue and has found deep roots in the society. In this research paper, the issue of domestic violence against women would be discussed in terms of it being a gender issue. The report would explore the prevalence and consequences of domestic abuse, the practice issues, policies and tried to develop a framework for developing a good understanding of why

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A Summary of “Childhood Physical Abuse is Associated with Incident Metabolic Syndrome in Mid-Life Women”

A Summary of “Childhood Physical Abuse is Associated with Incident Metabolic Syndrome in Mid-Life Women”
Finding the effects of childhood abuse is one of the most important aspects of psychology. The article “Childhood Physical Abuse is Associated with Incident Metabolic Syndrome in Mid-Life Women”, by Midei, Matthews, Chang and Bromberger, aims to test the association between childhood abuse and Incident Metabolic Syndrome in mid-life women. This study was conducted on participants that enrolled in the Mental Health Study at the Pittsburg Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation site; they had to be women between 42 and 52

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In her article, DR. Victoria Thornton explores the emotional effects of domestic violence on children. She quotes the office for national statistics (2013) which puts the prevalence of domestic violence at 12%. Since 73% of children in these homes have witnessed the violence and 52% have seen the injuries that result from it, there is bound to an emotional impact on these children.
She explores previous studies such as those carried out by Kitzmann et al in 2003 which found that these children have an increased chance of getting psychopathology as compared to children from non-violent homes. They have

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What are the strengths and weaknesses of this response? 

Violence in our modern-day society can take a myriad of forms, but its basic definition always includes an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power. Since the recent history of domestic violence provides a clear illustration of the social construction of the field of violence, it will serve as a tool to demonstrate the problematic nature of the system of criminal laws when applied to crimes of violence. This essay is designed to outline the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal system’s response to domestic violence in Australia. The first part of the paper provides information essential

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Introduction

Time has come to treat domestic violence with the seriousness it deserves. The failure by law enforcement officers to react to domestic calls immediately exposes the victim, as well as the community at large, to dangers that may lead to the eventual loss of life. As it has happened in the past, sometimes law enforcement officers do not treat domestic violence as any other crime. The cases of Thurman v. City of Torrington and Castle Rock v. Gonzales point to a failure by the police department to handle domestic violence with the urgency that it needs (Meloy & Miller, 2010).

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NFL Players and Domestic Violence

The prevalence of domestic violence is widespread, not only in the US, but also in other parts of the world. It is violence that is perpetrated against someone in the home. The NFL has been at the center of several scandals that involve domestic violence, but none of the players have been appropriately disciplined. Based on a survey that was conducted by the Center for Disease Control on domestic violence, approximately one-third of the women and men who reside in the United States were victims of domestic violence at the hands of their partners.
The study found that the

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Introduction

The issue on violence has always been a sensitive topic around the globe considering its impacts and the way it is conducted. A majority of today’s population abhor the use of violence in any way or reason as the impacts are more severe for the people, especially for those caught within the violence. In a social level, violence is strictly forbidden especially towards women and children. However, there is a steady trend of cases wherein women and children – including some men – are becoming victims of abuse and violence. Studies have indicated several causes of domestic violence throughout the

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Introduction

Domestic violence is a devastating social predicament, and it affects every component of the population. The impact of domestic violence on children refers to the effects that the spousal abuse has on their offspring. In the recent times, most children are living in homes where domestic violence is a frequent occurrence. Research conducted on children who have witnessed their guardians become violent shows that it is almost impossible to state the exact number of such cases as it is difficult to count(’ (Fantuzzo et al 1997; p.121). Nevertheless, a number of studies show that 85-95% of the instances when

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Physical abuse is an important issue related to the human development. It affects the growth and development of an individual. Physical abuse is a common phenomenon that is probably found in every society. There are different factors for physical abuse that affects the human development. Children in their childhood experience the physical abuse from their parents, for example, there are possibilities that their father or may be their mother abuse them physically. In addition, there are equal chances that a husband physically abuses her wife front of his parents that affects the children’s cognitions, emotions and behaviors. Physical

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Domestic violence is one of the most common crimes committed to women and children each year around the globe. Victims are either verbally, emotionally, or physically abused by their love ones, often in long durations or in bouts of great aggression often caused by drug or alcohol use. Sometimes, reports of domestic violence even record men being domestically abused by their wives or boys being abused by their parents. Several methods have already been proposed by experts in order to counter the growing number of domestic violence. One of these proposals was through counselling men in order to redirect

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Introduction

Domestic violence is considered a serious offense that regularly happens around the globe. It has indeed been confirmed that its major causes comprise physical, psychological, mental, and sexual forms of distress inflicted upon by the absolute abuser over their victims. This paper focuses on the analysis of the comprehensive conceptual structure of domestic violence with a major purpose of bringing sufficient understanding of these elements. The paper will involve a basic yet robust foundation upon which domestic violence will be understood, thereby advancing past and present debates regarding justice systems and their response to numerous domestic violence transgressions. This

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- Problem Statement
The purpose of this paper is to investigate a social problem that affects women more than men. In this case, the paper seeks to investigate the case of intimate partner or domestic violence. It seeks to give an opinion on the issue today in terms of what should be a stand and level on the social problem. As such, the paper seeks to describe the problem; its causes from a theoretical standpoint and what should be done to address it. The paper is divided into three parts of the problem statement, causes and the opinion. On

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Domestic violence has been a common occurrence in the society of today. Numerous reports are being reported of gender violence every passing day. The trend is alarming and raises serious questions to what has become of our society of today. In United States, there have arisen many movements and groups against the gender violence and women and children protection watch against violence have undertaken series of research to unearth the possible causes of increased violence incidences in the social domain. what remains to be an evident root cause of violence in among most America families as exhibited by the

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The Wall Street Journal has prepared this year’s Major League Baseball Hateability Index. The teams have been rated and given points based on the their mal-practices exercised by them. Higher points here on the index suggest greater more hateability. That is, the more points a team secures, the more it becomes a is a subject of scorn and disgust. Points are allotted to the erring teams have based on malpractices, includingbeen given on issues such as suspension for drug abuses, having keeping funny beards, opponent battering, and alsoeven for winning too much. This year the number of criteria

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Family Violence in Indigenous Australian Communities

One of the most bewildering aspect of the Australian`s indigenous people social and economic life is relatively high levels of domestic violence. The form of violence experienced by these people especially women is a multi-dimensional that manifest itself not only in sexual assault and child abuse but in varied forms. Quite often, women and children fall as the predominant prey of the plight. Documentary records indicate that these harsh conditions that the Aboriginal women were subjected to have now trapped in environments that accept the deviance and atrocities as normal behaviors. This trend has made violence one of

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This paper is a critique of the article “Experiences of Domestic Violence and Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” The writers of this study are Sian Orem, Gene Feder, Kylee Trevelyan and Louise Howard. The writers are associated with a department of women's health at King’s College, UK. Feder is working with School of community medicine at Bristol University. The writers are a part of policy formulation of the World Health Organization as well. This study was published on 26th December, 2012 in PLOS One.
The major purpose of the research is to elucidate the relationship between

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Domestic Violence (DV) issue in Britain: An Introduction
Following a long history of domestic violence in Britain, the issue is high on the public agenda that has affected significantly both on economic and personal expense to the British society (Walby, 2004). Throughout the last several years, the women’s rights activists realized several legislation meant to curb the menace of domestic violence in the country.
Moreover, domestic violence in Britain has realized social and political connotations that are usually carried out through patriarchal values. Furthermore, it has caused the appearance of

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Domestic violence entails situations wherein a relationship; one partner systematically engages in acts that demean or harm the other partner (Gerdes, 2012). Typically, domestic violence manifests itself in many forms including economic, physical, emotional and psychological acts that cause detriment to the victim. While domestic violence may be construed as life threatening acts occurring at family level, it has severe consequences on the society as a whole. High profile domestic violence cases, such as the case against George Zimmerman represent hurting and distasteful couple of experiences. With the close analysis of this case, there are numerous mythological and legal

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Introduction

In the United States alone, statistics show that one in every four women experience domestic violence (NCADV, n.d.). The National Coalition against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reported that around 1.3 million women in the US have been victimized and subjected to physical assault by their partners. Although domestic violence affects both men and women, NCADV reiterated that 85 percent – the majority – of all victims are women. Other alarming facts about domestic violence is that in most cases, women do not report these violent incidents to the police due to fear. Moreover, in families, children witness violence between their parents, which

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Domestic Violence: An Evaluation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
Domestic violence affects thousands of people each year. In the United States, there were 7,047 cases of domestic violence reported in 2005. According to the U.S. Department of Justice in 2008, domestic violence and intimate partner violence affected some 6.2 million women in the United States. Domestic violence results in psychological damage, physical injury, death, and other damages. Unfortunately, the problem of domestic and family violence continues to grow in the United States (American Bar Association, 2005, pp. 1-18).
Domestic

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ABSTRACT

The study is aimed to assess whether gender affects citizens’ perceptions about punishment for domestic violence taking place within the United States’ society. The research is conducted in order to answer three questions, including discovering: 1) the major differences between the way that men and women view punishment for domestic violence, 2) the forms of punishment that are supported by the two different genders for those convicted of domestic violence and 3) how far can gender explain differences in opinion regarding domestic violence as an overall issue in society?
This study was completed using a quantitative research methodology with

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Domestic Violence: An Evaluation of the Violence against Women Act of 1994

Domestic violence affects thousands of people each year. In the United States, there were 7,047 cases of domestic violence reported in 2005. According to the U.S. Department of Justice in 2008, domestic violence and intimate partner violence affected some 6.2 million women in the United States. Domestic violence results in psychological damage, physical injury, death and other damages. Unfortunately, the problem of domestic and family violence continues to grow in the United States (American Bar Association, 2005, pp. 1-18).
In the past, victims of domestic violence kept quiet about abuse. Their pleas for help fell on

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Domestic violence is the behavioral pattern that is drawn towards violence and abuse The dimension of the traits could be driven by emotional, physical or economic force. However, the impact on each of the aspect is obvious under the circumstances. The explanation of the reason and the subsequent impact of the element of violence can be evaluated from the multidisciplinary approach. The various theories over the scope of domestic violence can be studied in the light of the Interdisciplinary Model of studies. The definition and influence of domestic violence under the study of social science, psychology followed by the

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Introduction

In spite of the literal connotation that seems to occurrences that take place at home or domestically, domestic violence does not always remain at home. Alternatively, domestic violence follows its subjects to work, and this often results in disastrous consequences. Homicide is ranked second among the leading causes of death of women at the workplace and that around 15% of these deaths are attributable to current and former lovers (Dougan and Wells, 2007). Every day, many employees are reporting incidences of workplace violence and most of these incidences are related to domestic violence. Dometic violence not only poses a

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Type of Research Chosen: Survey

Research Question: What are the factors that influence the occurrence of domestic violence in the society?
Why Survey Research would be the best method to research on the above question?
Domestic violence in the society occurs as one of the most pertinent matters that affects various individuals in the society. Statistics indicate that one in every four women is likely to experience during their lifetime. This justifies the essence of my research question. There are various reasons as to why survey method would be best for researching on my question.
Above all, survey method is relatively less expensive; hence,

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Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’

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Police Response to Domestic Violence

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Police Response to Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is one of the least reported crimes. The general consensus is that women are the only victims of domestic violence; however, men suffer from domestic violence too but like most women, they refrain from reporting, as a result, researches use their research to influence police and victims of domestic violence.
What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is any kind of assault physical or sexual that is perpetrated on a person by his or her intimate partner. Upon till the turn of the

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A protective order is a ruling or order given by a court of law that protects an individual from physical, sexual or emotional harm or torture from another person or party. In principle, it protects an individual from harm from another person. Harm can include stalking a person. The laws have given specific attention and skewed focus to the children, the elderly and persons living with disabilities. Over the years, the state has reviewed and revised legislation to cover aspects of domestic violence holistically (Foo, 1994, p. 2184). This means that these orders are in place to inhibit the

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Abstract

The controversy around domestic violence is not only legal and civil issue. It is also an issue that concern’s the victim’s health and wellness. Victims of spousal abuse are prone to experience trauma following a traumatic experience. In this regards, nurses play a special role in assisting the victims of domestic violence. This paper discusses the article Intimate Partner Violence in Rural U.S. Areas: What Every Nurse Should Know and the relevance of the points presented by the authors.
Keywords: Domestic violence, role of nurse, medical social worker
Over the years, a

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Recent studies conducted by the World Health Organization have revealed that in Europe, the major cause of death among women aged 16 to 44 is violence in the home. Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary (1999) said, “Indeed, violence against women knows no boundary of geography, culture or wealth”. He said that, in fact, it is the most shameful human rights violation and perhaps the most pervasive. Domestic violence goes beyond the beating of a woman. Sexual harassment, marital rape, forced prostitution, intimidation at work, trafficking and forced prostitution are some of the atrocities that constitute domestic violence against women.

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Introduction

Domestic violence is a concern in the United States; it poses a threat to the security and safety of victims and their families. One out of every four women report abuse from their partners or husbands at some point in their lives. Statistics shows about 5.3 million cases of domestic violence annually; this occurs among women of 18 years and above. Domestic violence results in severe injuries and other negative consequences; this raises concern and a need to curb its prevalence (All State Foundation, 2014). The organization is formed on the foundation of domestic violence elimination. It carries out

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Impacts of Gender based violence on International Development

Gender based violence refers to the violence that is experienced in the course of cross gender interactions. However, history has been in such a position that, gender based violate refers to the violence that is normally passed on women. In the societal setting, it happens that there are instances that lead to the mistreatment of a certain group at the expense of another group. In a nutshell, gender based violence is an instance that cannot be labeled as one that affects a particular society; however, it is a phenomenon that cuts across all cultures. In essence, gender based violence

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Introduction

Anger is an emotion that enrages a mind, increases the blood pressure and makes heart beat faster sending adrenaline rush into the system. Anger mainly has three components; physical reactions, the cognitive experience of anger and behavior (PBS Online, 2011). The physical reactions of anger show in increased blood pressure and heart rate, muscle tightening and 'fight or flight' response. The cognitive experience of anger makes one feel angry because of a situation making him feel wronged and threatened. Behavior is the expression of anger that includes a wide range of behavioral reactions from slamming doors to raising voice

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Two Types of Child Abuse and Their Effects on Child Victims

Child abuse refers to any action or a series of actions of commission or omission committed by a parent, guardian, or any other caregiver that cause bodily or psychological harm to a child. Child abuse can occur in school at home or within communities that children interact with. There are various types of child abuse which include: emotional, sexual, neglect, and physical abuse. Child neglect and physical abuse are some of the most common forms of child abuse.

Child Neglect

Child neglect refers to a situation where the parent or any other person that has the responsibility to provide basic needs

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Domestic violence is a behavioral pattern wherein a person or a partner attempts to exert control of power towards the other person by inflicting physical force, threats, and intimidation. The behavioral pattern includes emotional, psychological, sexual, verbal, spiritual, financial, physical abuse, and stalking or threatening behaviors. Any person can be a victim either rich or poor, racial or ethnic group, educational background, sexual orientation, age, and religion.
Domestic violence abusers come from all backgrounds as victims do. Abusers share their characteristics that they attempt to justify their behaviors as abusive. They fail to take proper responsibility for the abuse,

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Domestic violence is also identified as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, and family violence, can be said to be the pattern of behaviors that entails the mistreatment or ill-treatment by one partner to another. In order for the act of ill-treatment to be termed as domestic violence, the partners ought to be in an intimate relationship for instance marriage or cohabitation. It is imperative to note early on that domestic abuse may be in the form of physical attack, threats, economic dispossession, coercion, and domineering. Evidently, the abused partner undergoes through a lot mentally as well as physically the same

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Domestic violence has been a problem since human kind became a species. As society has progressed and philosophical movements have increased the consciousness of human kind, domestic violence in progressive circles has been condemned as the scourge that it is. While some countries and cultures, mostly in the developed world, has made great leaps in curbing domestic violence, some places, such as many countries in Africa. Domestic violence is a symptom of unequal gender power dynamics. The solution must therefore come from within the context of the African culture (Shamu, 3). Many cultures in Africa are tribal in nature

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Domestic violence is a serious issue that has a negative effect on the family unit and more especially on the children. Despite the passing of various bills and laws that touch on marriage and domestic violence, the problem continues to escalate in the society as it takes various forms. It is unfortunate that many cases of domestic violence are never reported as the main victims, who are the children continue to suffer in silence. Domestic violence is commonly used to define the unfair treatment subjected to family members by one of the members. In most cases, it has always

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The test of intelligence is known as the ability for one to hold two opposing ideas in the mind and making it to function at the same time. This is a logical statement that rings a bell about a particularly truth in the sexual diversity area. Most individuals will mostly tend to find it rather hard for them to reconcile with the amazing modular, which is often defined to be that of self-opposing nature.
This essay relies on how we misinterpret our own sexual personalities and orientations. Human beings thrive to appreciate and improve on the beautiful and eye

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Abstract

Children exposed to domestic violence are always affected in the future. This study examines the exposure to domestic violence as a kid and its effect and consequences in youth. This analysis is from a statistical data from 2004-2008 which consists of computerized records of domestic violence and its effects on the youth. Results show that exposure to domestic violence as a kid has adverse effects on a child in their youth. When accounting for risk factors associated with family stressors, those children exposed to domestic violence have an elevated risk of the tested outcomes compared to those not exposed.

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