Violence against women is widespread in both developed and developing countries.

Physical

abuse is common in all parts of the world. No matter how hard we try to protect abused

women by passing laws, it is still the single most common cause of injury to women. Physical

abuse occurs more often than muggings, motor vehicle accidents, and work place injuries

combined (Burby, 17). It occurs once every nine seconds and in two-thirds of marriages

(Disturbing Facts…1). Many women are in abusive situations that they cannot get away from

because of fear, or just because they think that they provoke the abuser to abuse them. .

             In the United States, most women are abused by their husbands. Battering husbands

are described as angry, moody, easily provoked, tense, and resentful. This individual is likely

to be angry with himself or someone in some way. He seems very nice and polite in public,

but when he arrives home he can turn into a completely different person. A battering husband

may be losing his grip on his job or his prospects and may feel compelled to prove that he is

at least the master of his home and beating his wife is one way for him to appear a winner

(Del Martin, 46). .

             The justice system in the United States has tried to establish ways of dealing with

abused women. Depending on the degree of violence and the injuries suffered, it is a crime

that is punishable by fines, court ordered counseling, and/or jail time. Many laws have made

it easier to keep a victim safe, but the reality is that it’s not enough. There is no way the

legal system can protect a woman whose husband is going to kill, or beat her, even with a

good system. Because the justice system is not always successful, we need to help women

protect themselves and to make abusers accountable for their actions. Some men may choose

to receive counseling. Others are told by the court that if they do not receive counseling then

they cannot see their children without a chaperone.

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1. Women Abuse

What is violence against women? ... It would be nice if we could simply point out the factors
that cause this violence against women. ... Another correlate is alcohol consumption, most
studies of violence against women note that alcohol often seems to be a related factor. ... It is
situations like these where violence against women is used as a coping method for men. ...
The Violence Against Women Survey held in 1993 focused upon four central variables in
order to reveal weaknesses that lie in previous studies. ...

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2. Woman Abuse

What is violence against women? ... It would be nice if we could simply point out the factors
that cause this violence against women. ... Another correlate is alcohol consumption, most
studies of violence against women note that alcohol often seems to be a related factor. ... It is
situations like these where violence against women is used as a coping method for men. ...
The Violence Against Women Survey held in 1993 focused upon four central variables in
order to reveal weaknesses that lie in previous studies. ...

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3. Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

The Reauthorization of 2013 Violence Against Women Act is an act that was made to help
victims of violence by providing resources of healing for the victims and seeks to take action
to help end domestic violence. ... The bill was introduced to Congress on January 22, 2013,
and worked to address issues that the original Violence Against Women Act did not protect
and took place as a legislative bill in Congress.2 Congress's agenda setting was focused on
five specific areas for the new policy: justice for Native American women in court, justice
and safety for LGBT victims, safe housing for s...

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4. Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is not just a crime committed against women, it attacks men too. ... Even
though men may be victims of domestic violence it is less common than in women. ... If
women want to prevent domestic violence they should get a restraining order. ... Despite
more then 100 epidemiological studies demonstrating the existence of female aggression
against men. ... It seems to me that we as women should stick together and become united as
a whole to take a stand against domestic violence in the United States. ...

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5. extraterrestrials
Domestic Violence Against MenIn the United States, many women cry out about domestic
violence in their homes, but are the men always to blame? The idea that men would claim
domestic violence against their spouse is practically unheard of. ... Have you ever heard the
commercials for domestic violence against women on television? ... Women are encouraged
to speak out about domestic violence against them, while men have nothing of the sort. ...
Now, more than ever, women are very outspoken and organized against domestic violence. ...

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6. Domestic Violence

Violence against women by their husbands or other male members of their family has existed
in almost every human society throughout history. ... Violence against women is an important
social mechanism that makes women be in the second position compared to that of men"s. ...
At this point, there will be an emphasis on the reaction of the police when women go to the
police stations for help and another emphasis on the existing limited and inadequate legal
actions against domestic violence in the Criminal Code. ... Violence against women in the
family has kept its place on the agenda ever since. ...

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7. Domestic Violence
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women in society. Violence against women has received increasing public attention in
Australia over the past twenty years. ... Since the mid 1970's, the body of research on
violence against women has grown, however, we seem to be little closer to ending the
problem now than we were twenty years ago. Although domestic violence can include the
abuse of parents, children, siblings and other relatives, it predominantly involves violence
against sexual partners with women being the most common victims ...

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8. Domestic Violence

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current legislation dealing with this serious issue is ineffective in protecting women from
abuse at the hands of their partners. ... Domestic Violence is a significant social issue that has
a major impact upon the health of women in society. Violence against women has received
increasing public attention in Australia over the past twenty years. ... (see appendix 1) In
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experienced violence by their partner. ... Since th...

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9. Violence
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county with highest rate of domestic violence. ... Women have been the victims of domestic
violence for a long time. ... Domestic violence towards women needs to be on high alert; it is
a tricky subject because the crime usually happens within the victims own home by someone
close to her, which is why it is hard to crack down on and why it will go on for years to
come.Domestic violence is not just battered women, ...

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10. Pornography And Women

With the emergence of women"s liberation there have been several organizations against the
pornography industry such as Women against Pornography (WAP), Women against Violence
Against Women (WAVAW), and Women against Violence in Pornography and the Media
(WAVPM) (Cowan 347). ... Even though this industry creates billion dollar revenues, is it
harmful against women in their efforts to break gender stereotypes and towards equal rights
to men?... By creating a false sense of arousal by men to women the person seeing these
images can be desensitized to delicate issues such as rape and violence to...

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11. Domestic Violence

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violence. ... The batter may excuse, rationalize, justify and minimize their violence against
the female partner. ... Humiliation and degradation accurse against the victim of abuse. 4. ...
The most devastating is when the abuser makes suicidal threats against himself or herself or
makes homicidal threats against the victim and the family. ... Abusers often deny any
responsibility for violence, make excuses, and rationalize and down ...

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12. Domestic Violence in Relation to Custody Decisions

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"a person in an intimate relationship using a pattern of coercion and control, including
physical, sexual, emotional or economic control, against the other person during the
relationship and/or after the relationship has terminated ,aE is an enormous problem in
today"s society. In fact, in North Carolina it is the "number one public health issue facing
women and children. aE While laws have been put into effect that provide for the safety and
welfare of the abused parent, little consideration...

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13. Violence
Pornography as Violence against Women"Pornography is central in creating and maintaining
the civil inequality of the sexes. ... Before I can answer that question I want to show the
correlation between pornography and violence against women. ... The pornography business,
which continues to make films or media which links sex to violence, is responsible for many
crimes of violence committed against women and fosters a "rape" culture. ... (Violence
against Women, 1999, p.87) In addition to this violence, pornography undermines the
inhibitions of men who may already have the desire to rape.As c...

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14. Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence is defined as "violent behavior committed by one intimate partner against
another. ... Domestic abuse does not only occur with women, however women are the most
apparent cases, therefore this paper will discuss this matter only in terms of abuse against
women. It has been shown in statistics that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to
women in the United States, with some cases resulting in the death of women. ... A survey
given to women from The Body Shop/YWCA found that "many of those experiencing
domestic violence said that it had a direct impact on their jobs...

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15. Domestic Abuse and Intervention

i»¿A common issue presented to Human Services professionals is domestic violence. ... This
article briefly explains four different domesticly violent situations and how the myths of
society cause women to believe that not only are they not actually being abused, but the
abuse is something that they have brought upon themselves. ... The article also talks about the
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed in 1994 that was intended to improve the
criminal justice response to crimes against women, expand services and community support
for domestic violence victims, improve safety for women in p...

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16. The Crime of Domestic Violence

Studies have proven that one in four women will experience domestic violence at some point
in her life. ... Why does domestic violence occur? There could be any number of reasons,
including family dysfunction, bad communication skills, provocation by women,
stress, chemical dependency, lack of spirituality, and economic hardship . ... I know many
women that have struggled with domestic violence. ... Domestic violence is a huge problem
for the world. ...

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17. Domestic Violence

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and emotional abuse for all involved. ... Physical violence is putting your hands on another
person against their will. ... An example of direct observation would be a child witnessing the
abuse of their mother by his/her father or by watching images of violence against women on
the television. ... Other examples are laws that do not consider violence against intimates a
crimes, medical and mental health systems that blame the victims for "provokingaE the
violence. ... Boys who learn that wo...

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18. What We Should Know about Domestic Violence

Although domestic violence is an epidemic; once you recognize the signs of domestic
violence and those abused, we can better understand why Domestic Violence Shelters are
needed in the community. ... The Domestic Violence Shelter can encourage participants to
gain back their self-esteem. ... Our staff will be informed of the definition of abuse and tell all
signs of domestic violence. ... During the 1970's, women began to speak up against battering.
Women insisted the public listen, informing others that domestic abuse was not a private
matter. ...

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19. Domestic Violence, Women, and the Media

Film, television, music, music videos and computer games have all been criticized for content
considered demeaning to women, such as sexual objectification, depictions of violence
against women, and the frequent association of violence with sexuality. ... Studies also show
that men who view a number of films in which women are portrayed in sexually degrading or
violent situations become increasingly less disturbed by violence against women and less
sympathetic toward female victims of violence. ... Video games can also portray violence
against or degradation of women. ... (Provenzo, E.F., Jr.)...

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20. Domestic Violence

America needs to crack down and needs to aid the fight against domestic violence. ... There is
no doubt that domestic violence has taken a great toll on the women and children of America.
... Nearly 3-4 million women are physically abused by a family member, resulting in 1
woman beaten every 7 seconds in the United States (Statistics on Domestic Violence). ...
Many people think women are the only people involved in these cases, this is untrue. 3.2
million children witness domestic violence annually, and many are targets of this abuse
(Stiles 2052). ... Imposing stricter penalties on domestic...

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21. Domestic Violence

There are several different types of domestic violence, a man beating a women, a man
beating his child, a woman beating her significant other, a woman beating her child, or a
child abusing his/her parents verbally or physically. ... Males commit over 2.27 million
violent crimes against women who they are intimate with. ... There are shelter"s where
women can go for protection from their significant others, but there are neither enough nor
enough women to be courageous and step up and stop being frightened. ... In 1994 there were
48,983 cases heard where a women beats her husband. ... While...

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22. Domestic Violence

The myths about the women in domestic violence are fixated around the thought that woman
are ones to cause the violence. It is widely believed that the women"s "naggingaE or other
unreasonable provocations push the man to the point of violence. ... It is difficult for many
people to understand why women in abusive relationships do not leave. ... Many times these
women have been warn down to the point of having no confidence in their own abilities
(NSW Domestic Violence Committee, 1991). ... Physical abuse takes many forms such as
punching, grabbing, kicking, breaking bones, throwing ...

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23. Domestic Violence in Pakistan

Stove burning and acid throwing is one of the biggest and emerging violence against
Pakistani women since last few decades. ... According to a women's right organization 'Aurat
Foundation' fourth report on violence against women in Pakistan (2011) almost 8,500 cases
of women violence including stove burning and acrid throwing were reported in Pakistan.
The number of cases of violence against women was 800 in 2010, 7571 in 2007. There was
an overall 6.74% increase in reported case of violence against women in Pakistan as
compared to last year. ... Disfigurement Through Acid Throw...

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24. domestic violence

Up until the late 1800's, a man in this country had the right to chastise his wife until the
practice was declared illegal in two states (Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic
Violence Manual, p. ... Although times have changed in this regard and laws have been
enacted in order to protect women from abuse, the fact remains that acts of domestic violence
occur every 15 seconds in the United States. ... Various researchers have theorized the causal
mechanism behind domestic violence, have studied the characteristics of both the female
victim and the male perpetrator, and have researched t...

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