...“Culture Of Violence” Artie Swift Kaplan University CJ333: Family and Domestic Violence Unit 3 Essay Professor Michael Pozesny 12/30/2013 There are several theories that can explain why domestic violence is committed. First you have to take a look into what domestic violence is and how the law relates to a theory to best describe why the domestic violence occurs and how violence or aggressive behavior is involved in the abuse of a spouse or partner. Many people that are the abusers might have a history of violence, they threaten people with violence, they might have abrupt mood changes with abuse to alcohol and drug abuse contributing to their anger. The best theory to help define domestic violence is “The Culture of Violence” playing a huge roll in shaping our youth train of thought to understand what is now acceptable in society. The culture of violence theory states that violence occurs at all levels of the social ladder and is looked at as means to straighten out a conflict. The subculture follows a set of "conduct norms", which are rules governing "the various ways in which a person might act under certain circumstances . . . the violation of which arouses a group reaction" (Wolfgang & Ferracuti, 1967: 101). The culture of violence theory considers violence and force to be used in a clash of differences between the aggressor and the potential victim. The theory believes that in order to stop an enraged male from beating on a woman on a continuous bases he...
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... Domestic Violence Against Women Domestic Violence affects over half of the people in the world, majority of the women are murdered because of this crime. Restraining order laws are not enough to protect women from their abuser. Victims of domestic violence feel as though there is no way out and they end up back at home with the abuser. Victims that are in a domestic violence relationship should seek treatment and help on how to get out of a violent relationship. The purpose of educating people, primary women, about domestic violence is to prevent this violence and to tell women they have ways to get out. A woman’s risk of being seriously injured or killed increases when she breaks off the relationship, and in some cases they have to relocate or seek shelter to protect them from the abuser (Hetling & Zhang, 2010). Domestic violence is becoming common is same sex relationships no one is exempt from domestic abuse. What can be done to prevent some of the violence in relationships? Before couples get married, they should go to counseling to iron out whatever difficulties they have before starting a life together. Some people suffer from illnesses such as depression, bipolar and many more and they have not been diagnosed. Those illnesses alone can cause problems in a relationship (Retrieved from: www.womenshealth.gov/ violence-against-women/). Domestic violence can affect the children in the household...
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...Against Domestic Violence Koel Chowdhury Chamberlain College of Nursing Domestic Violence You think you love him, and you also think he loves you too. However, you always end up arguing about every little thing and his words soon turn into abuse. He says it will never happen again, he will never again hurt you. Then brings you a gift that makes you change your mind and perhaps makes you think he will change and give him another chance. Things seem to get better for a bit till he gets angry again and another fight breaks out over what? You cannot even recall why it started. One thing leads to the next, and once again things get out of hand. You live a life of fear all day, all night. Is there really nothing more to life? Do you deserve to get beaten for what you think, what you do? Your life does not need to be this way, he doesn’t love you if he did he would respect you and treat you well without abuse and tears. Nobody deserves such pain, and if one faces this they should just get up, leave, and never turn back. Domestic violence is any type of abuse which includes physical contact, mental, emotional and sexual in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence happens in all types of cultures, race, education level, and socioeconomic status. To a certain extent it exists in every society, community and social class all over the world, throughout history. Domestic violence can sometimes be viewed as a power hungry issue where one has the need to feel more dominant over the other...
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...Domestic Violence 1 Domestic Violence How do we survive? Kelly Cross ENGL135_ Advanced Composition Instructor: Michael Doloski February 23, 2011 Domestic Violence 2 I think that we need to learn what domestic violence is and figure out a way to stop this horrible crime. Domestic violence is the intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and or other abusive acts that is perpetrated by one intimate partner to another. For centuries, domestic violence has been a problem in the homes of thousands of people, and has reached from one nation to another, it does not matter what your race or even social class. At one time domestic abuse was seen as being acceptable and just in the past twenty-five years, they have brought this behavior out into the open and actually see it as being a problem, often times this behavior has been over looked and even ignored. How can we help stop this crime if we chose not to notice that the people we know and often times even love are being hurt inside their own homes. This is something that thousands if not millions people can relate to, as statistics show that one in four women report having to live in a situation of domestic violence. I know what its’ like to live in this kind of situation, and the fear that you live in on a daily basis is horrible. When I lived in the abuse, I felt as though it was something that I deserved. In the back of my mind, I thought that this was the only way that anyone...
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...2012 Robert Smith Strategic Plan, Part One A Way out Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center is a non-profit business organization. The author would like to develop and start this organization in the near future. This paper serves as a preliminary business plan. The organization’s services and customers are defined within the mission statement. The vision clearly states the direction the organization hopes to achieve in the future. The principals and values are defines as they relate to social responsibility, ethics and the organization’s culture. The conclusion analyzes how our mission, vision, and values that guide our strategic direction and how the organization addresses the needs of whom we aim to serve. Mission A Way Out Women's Shelter and Crisis Center is as support based family shelter that thrives to help our communities STOP domestic violence and sexual assault. In the process, it is our desire to help clients within our communities that wish to create better lives for themselves and their children. Our Crisis center provides quality residential and non- residential services to woman and children who are victims of domestic and sexual violence. The Way out Woman Shelter and Crisis Center is a non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization comprised of members throughout the state of Arkansas and services Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline Counties and rural communities as well who share the conviction that violence to women and children is preventable. The center is centrally...
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...Violence in the Movies: Art Imitating Actuality Brenda McCain AIU Online Abstract This paper focuses on violence in the movies. It will address the psychological aspects of murders and domestic violence in the U.S. and the effects that are related to violent films. It will also concentrate on intimate partner violence on the silver screen. Violence in the Movies: Art Imitating Actuality This paper will provide an overview of violence in the movies. It will address the effects of the killings and its association with the violence in art. It will also focus on how intimate partner violence has been one of the most omnipresent factors globally affecting women in public health. This paper will dissect the psychology and effects of murder and domestic violence and its depiction in popular movies. It will also reveal the obsessive violent nature that our society has embodied in motion pictures. Dissecting Murder The first detection was the “crisis of violence,” in the psychology of murder. This is practiced and carried out so much on the silver screen that society has become desensitized by murder. Adams (1972), states, “That easy empathy with cinema slayings, together with a growing tolerance of real-life brutality suggests a dismaying conclusion: beneath the surface, Americans may be less alarmed by murder—and more attracted to it—than they care to admit” (p. 58, 4p). Though this has become reality as we know it, murder...
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...Do Violent Video Games Influence Youth Violence Noel Averruz EN1420 ITT-Technical Institute Ever Since Violent Video Games were invented People have been trying to prove that they influence Violence in Juveniles. Although many prospective studies have been done on video game violence and the affect they have on the youth, none have been able to completely validate the claim that violent video games do influence the youth to become violent in their everyday lives. Out of the many studies that have been done to examined video game violence and the influences it has on player aggression none of the results necessarily tap well into serious aggression or violence. One of these studies was performed by Dr. Ferguson who recruited 302 mainly Hispanic youth between the ages of 10 and 14 years. Dr. Ferguson recruited these youth from some of the most at risk areas for these youth which included places that had neighborhood problems like gangs and rebellion against authority figures. The youth were interviewed twice, once at the beginning of the study and the second time 1 year later. Dr. Ferguson took many variables into consideration like exposure to violence through violent video games and violent TV shows and movies. He also took into consideration the effects of negative life events, negative relationships with adults, negative or delinquent peers. Dr. Ferguson also looked at the youth’s life at home. He took into account how the youth’s communicated with their parents and...
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...Program Report Domestic Violence CJHS/410 Evelyn Diaz 01/19/2015 Chris Abreu Domestic Violence The battering of women has been in existence for a long time in Western in Western culture. As long as men view woman and children as property, he will use violence as a form of control. In the past society turned their heads on domestic violence because it was not considered a crime. All through history the regulations and rights related to this control have been codified by both civil and religious laws. In the 1800 BC, the Code of Hammurabi states that was subservient to the man and he could inflict punishment anyone in household for any wrong doings (“Overview of Historical Laws That Supported Domestic Violence”). According to the Roman Code of Paterfamilias it says if a man should discover your wife committing adultery the husband may with permission put her to death with no trial, but if he catches him in same predicament she cannot do anything about it.without trial. It was seen in Bradley v. State of Mississippi, 1824 (“Under The Rule Of Thumb”) . Not to long ago in 1977 the California Penal Code said That in order for women to press battery on their husbands they would have to have sustained more injuries then the usual battery charges. It was around that time during the Women’s Movement that domestic violence was being considered a crime. According to, James and Gilliand 2010, the approach to domestic violence has changed immensely over the last 30 years. There has...
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...Violence in video games and the effects on youth Bilton Lands Com 156 5/26/13 Violence in video games continues to get worse, but what does this mean for the youth of today? As the violence in video games gets more graphic people continue to wonder if the youth of today can understand the difference between fantasy violence and real violence. Some experts believe it is up to the parents to teach the difference between fantasy violence and real violence (Cullotta, 2012). With more and more video games coming out, this is getting harder and harder for parents to be able to shield youth from. But does this mean that the violence is really an issue? There are studies out there that show, as video game sales go up, violent crimes continue to go down (ProCon.org, 2013). “Exposure to violence in media, including television, movies, music, and video games, represents a significant risk to the health of children and adolescents. (ProCon.org, 2013). Does this help prove that it is just video games that causes the violence in youth? ProCon.org continues to go on and say, extensive research evidence shows that media exposure to video games, can contribute to aggressive behavior and violence, along with nightmares and the fears of being harmed. Craig Anderson PhD. the director of the center for the study of violence, states through ProCon.org that there is a significant link between violence in video games, and the behavior which causes violence in youth (ProCon...
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...had said that Jason had done this to her and not to tell anyone. I did as she told me to do and the situation only got worse. As I noticed the violence progressing I told authorities; I needed to help my best friend. Domestic violence is emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or dating. (domesticviolence.org) The abuser is not always a male; in some cases the female is just as bad if not worse. In North Carolina domestic violence is a growing problem; “NC shelters serviced over 21,000 people between 2002-2003 of which 6,262 were between the ages of 18-59 and 6,248 were children under 18.”(NCADV) Being a victim can cause serious effects including many psychological problems as well as having an impact on children. After being involved with getting mistreated many things go through the victims head. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common psychiatric disorder after going through being abused. PTSD is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. (Dictionary) After being abused for so long without getting help and thinking that there is no way out of the relationship can affect the way the victim thinks. When everything is going...
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...ABSTRACT This research work was carried out to examine the consequences of domestic violence on the performance of school children. The research methodology utilizes descriptive statistics with simple numbers and percentages in the analysis and synthesizing of primary sources of data collected via questionnaire, as well as diverse literature on the area of study. However, the findings revealed that commitment by parents; caregivers and teachers in carrying out their responsibilities seem to be on the decline. The study further exposes some inherent challenges and abuses faced by learners in unsuitable living conditions. The implications of such situations are that learning institution should ascertain possible ways of liberating the affected learner and educate the parents, caregivers and teachers on the negative effects of perpetuating domestic violence. It is therefore, recommended that, Government should establish and fund counselling centres at the community, and Local Government levels and employ professional counsellors to help victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1 Background of the Study Domestic violence is assuming national and international attention (Amnesty International 1995). It is a type of violence that is prevalent in many homes, and the World over. It is a form of violence that occurs in the form of defilement, assault, sexual harassment, and rape or battering, child abuse, for example denial of right, necessities...
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...Road of Domestic Violence Karen L. Silverio PSY 325 Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Sciences Yashica Woods-Buchanan 1 December 2012 I chose to focus on the factors that impact domestic violence for my final paper because in my career, I have seen the rate of domestic violence increase. I have always known about it, but never really took the time out to actually research what the causes were. By choosing this topic, I hope that not only will I be able to educated myself a little more, but maybe help save someone’s life by helping them remove themselves out of a domestic violence situation. Domestic violence can affect anyone, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. Domestic violence is a type of abuse. Usually a spouse or partner is involved in causing injury to the other spouse or partner. However, domestic violence can also involve a parent, child or other family member. The single most influential factor of domestic violence in society is the continuation of a generational cycle of abuse and/or a history of abuse in the family of origin. It is also linked to a person who has poor self-esteem (Life challenges, 2002). Domestic violence, sometimes called battering, family violence, or intimate partner violence, is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence. Domestic violence can include physical...
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...Michael Johnsons book, A Typology of Domestic Violence: Intimate Terrorism, Violent Resistance, and Situational Couple Violence provides an in-depth analysis of intimate partner violence, broken up into four different categories in hopes to clarify past research that has created misleading, problematic and contradictory findings. The four different types of intimate partner violence, according to Johnson, are intimate terrorism, violent resistance, situational couple violence, and mutual violent control. Johnson argues that intimate partner violence is not a unitary phenomenon and that understanding intimate partner violence as having different types will help those in the field of domestic violence to diminish overgeneralizations and provide better support for women experiencing intimate partner violence. Johnson formulates his book with an initial overview of the four different types of intimate partner violence and how determining which type of intimate partner violence, either intimate terrorism, violent resistance, situational couple violence, or mutual violent control, will help researchers move forward with their findings and the various conclusions that have surfaced over the past thirty years. Johnson dedicates three chapters of his book, one to intimate terrorism, and another to violent resistance, and a third to situational couple violence, claiming that these are the most prevalent forms of intimate partner violence found today. Johnson does not dedicate a chapter...
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...Domestic Violence against spouse or domestic partner is prevalant in almost all the socities in the world. It is a common issue that people suffer from especially women. It can be physical,sexually,and emotional abuse by strangers or their partners all over the world. Women worldwide faces more intense and frequent violence. Domestic violence is very serious and scary many people face it everyday. We all in the world need to understand how important it is to know about domestic violence. This essay will let readers know that there are several reasons why domestic violence is so serious and what can be done to help. All forms of domestic have one purpose: to gain and maintain control over the victim. The abusers use many things to get power over their partner which is dominance,threats,humiliation,intimidation,denial and blame.There are many different type of violence. Violence by a person against their intimate partner is done as a way for controlling their partner. Intimate violence occur between gay and lesbian couples and women against their male partners. There is a type of violence that is called common couple violence (CCV) which is when two people get in a argument and one or both partners lashes out at each other. It can cause serious injury to the person. Domestic violence is nowhere to solve problems at all. So many people experience domestic violence all over the world. Physical,sexual,verbal,emotional, and economic abuse are all different types of abuse. Physical...
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...Violence We Have You Cornered Spoiler!!! This is not an easy-going paper by a normal thinking teenager. You will doubtlessly find deep rants by this, 13 years of age, boy that will cause you to think of your position, perspective and purpose, cause you to question why you are here on this earth. Now, what do you think is violence, One point for sure is that violence is not an entity that can be washed off the world like Ultra-Clean Washable Markers off a shirt, Violence takes time, co-operation, love and the Lord for it to be totally washed off this earth. To conclude, this writing will make you think of how violence has affected our lives, what are its causes, and what can you and I do about violence. Violence has affected an enormous amount...
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