How could she, an educated woman with self-confidence, a career, and awareness, be a victim? ... In addition to issues of power and control, factors like anxiety, low self-esteem, powerlessness, and fear of abandonment by the victim are often reasons for the use of power and control by an abuser, but it presents itself in rage toward intimate significant others. ... Since the majority of batterers lack self-esteem, battering is often propelled by jealousy that stems from deep insecurity. ... VICTIMS Victims normally have or develop low self-esteem, a vacillating sense of self-worth, p...

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Abusers feel this need to control their partner because of low self-esteem, extreme jealousy, difficulties in controlling anger and other strong emotions, or when they feel inferior to the other person in education and socio-economic background. ... Young men are not only learning to become abusers but are taking on the some of the same traits: low self-esteem, insecurity, manipulative behavior, and many more. ... The use of honesty and accountability: accepting responsibility for self, acknowledging past behavior, admitting when at fault, communicating openly and truthfully. ...

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The feminist (patriarchal) theory is when the male in a relationship uses violence and intimidation to destroy a woman's self-esteem in an attempt to take control of her. The modeling theory is a psychological theory where studies believe that domestic violence results from anti-social personality, a psychological disorder or problem such as low-self-esteem, post-traumatic stress or a person need to be in control. ...

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Low self-esteem has found to be crippling to woman who wish to leave this type of environment as well. ... It's no wonder that these individuals have low self-esteem with all the persecution they have to endure on a daily basis. ...

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Emotional/verbal abuse that results in behaviour intended to, or has the effect of reducing the victims self esteem by constant putdowns, belittling, threatening and humiliating the victim. ... Common effects of domestic violence include: Guilt, grief, distrust of others, low self-esteem, fear, shame and sometimes sleep disturbances and physical illness as a result from the constant stress and uncertainty that go with living in an abusive relationship. ...

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These acts are inhumane since they are intended to cause pain and this is harmful since it lowers the self-esteem and confidence of that particular person who is being harassed. ... The rumors are intended for an ill motive and such motives may include making that particular person the laughing stock in the workplace and this is very embarrassing and this lowers the self-confidence and esteem of such a person. ...

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There were 11, 766 American women killed during 2001-2012 verses 6,488 American troops killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq war. (Vagianos 2014). Although domestic violence is an epidemic; once you recognize the signs of domestic violence and those abused, we can better understand why Domestic Viol...

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For example, a common abuse scenario could be explained through the diagnosis of "dependant/self-defeating personality disorder." That is, a woman who tolerates an abusive relationship may exhibit one or all of the following behaviors: a pattern of self-defeating behavior such as choosing people and situations that ultimately lead to failure. ... Furthermore, Harway (1998) explains that the period immediately following the battering is experienced by the woman as one of extreme aversive arousal, together with feelings of self-blame, depression, and helplessness. ...

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The lyrics in this piece spoke explicitly about the dilemmas youth face while making the difficult transition from being immature adolescents into self-aware, independent adults. ... Being no stranger to low self-esteem and coming from a broken home himself, Eminem's lyrics accurately reflect the issues which teenagers, who are abused in some way, are forced to face while growing up. ...

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Thirty years ago, television news correspondents all over the world sent electronic news feed from their locations. The feed could take weeks or even months to communicate what was happening halfway around the globe. With the technological advances in our society today, the media has been one of the...

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Acts of self-defense are not included in this definition. ... Types of Abuse - Physical Abuse: occurs when a teen is pinched, hit, shoved, or kicked - Emotional Abuse: threatening a teen or harming his/her sense of self worth - Sexual Abuse: forcing a teen to engage in a sex act (e.g. fondling and rape) Consequences of Dating Violence In addition to an increase of risk for injury, victims of dating violence are at increased risk for binge drinking, suicide attempts, physical fights, and sexual activity (CDC, 2006). Research has highlighted other negative outcomes, such as injuries, ongoi...

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While some children go home to loving parents, others must deal with families who are violent, neglectful or abusive. Domestic abuse is the harsh reality of many kids' lives. Other than the obvious physical part of abuse, there is a lot more damage that comes from it. Abused children often have a co...

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The law stated that "studies indicate that children raised in a violent home experience shock, fear, and guilt and suffer anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, low self-esteem and developmental and socialization difficulties Therefore, at the time the court must make judgments regarding the custody and visitation of children, great consideration should be given to the corrosive impact of domestic violence and the increased danger to the family upon dissolution and into the foreseeable future. " This trend of taking into consideration the effects of the abuse on the child along with the preva...

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The motivating rewards of family violence are working off momentary anger, gaining power and control over the victims, revenge and enhanced self-esteem. ... With the reward of control comes an increased sense of self worth. Those who feel they are in control have a greater sense of self worth. ... Men are the ones most likely to inflict the serious physical and social injuries while women's violence is frequently committed in self-defense. ...

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Like the males, females also feel guilt and self-blame about the abuse. ... Group programs can offer children a safe spot in which they can talk about the violence, improve their self-esteem, and develop safety skills. ...

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The problem of battered women has only come into the limelight in the past few years, its progression toward public awareness paralleling the growth of the women's movement. Historically, there has never been any public outcry against the brutality of battered women. But now we are learning the pr...

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Media and Its Effects On Children Sex and violence sell and the media often use these, to an unlimited degree, to seize market share regardless of the damage that may occur to children and adolescent youth. This violent and often foul language content is spewed over airwaves, seen and heard on...

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In Snow White, the wicked queen told her hunter to take her stepdaughter into the woods and cut out her heart because she was more beautiful than her. Even Mother Goose's in "Old Woman in the Shoe" whipped her children soundly and sent them to bed without any bread (Straus, Gelles & Steinmetz, 1980). American homes during the colonial days already practiced the harsh punishment for children. Inconsiderate discipline and physical punishment were normally accomplished for the purpose of instructing children. To drive the devil out from their child, they spank them. ...

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From the late 1980s, research on gender, crime and social issues, has hugely focused on the study of masculinity, and how there has become a correlation between masculinity and violence. Feminists have researched extensively on all types associated with gender, including gay and lesbian, thus acting towards the literature on masculinity slowly increasing within the past 20 years due to the pressure from feminist works. In this essay, I will begin by reviewing theories on masculinity, and evaluating why such ideas create the assumption that violence appears to be associated with masculinity. I ...

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Research reports are divided on the causes of school violence. Some refer to family situations. They say that when students are likely to live in poverty, witness drug abuse at home, have parents arrested and/or sent to prison, then it is not surprising how many students behave well, rather th...

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