Child sex abuse is an unfortunate thing that happens more often and frequently than many of know. In one study of the effects of child sex abuse they found that "With estimates of lifetime prevalence converging on 16.8% for women and 7.9% for men"(Gorey and Leslie, 1997). ... "Adverse outcomes for women exposed to child sex abuse range across several domains including depression, personality disturbance and substance abuse"(Fergusson, Horwood, & Lynskey, 1996) Another theory of researches about child sex abuse is that it increases the chances of substance abuse, and the...

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"The requirements needed to obtain a restraining order do not take into account same sex "dating" relationships" (Bachman 1995). Experts agree that people do not take same sex domestic violence as seriously as they should and this results in numerous difficulties. ... This deterrent can especially be seen in younger individuals' same sex relationships because they are just beginning to explore their sexuality (Hattery 2012). The stereotype that men are usually the perpetrators in domestic violence situations cannot be assumed with same sex relationships. ... Finally,...

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Interview As part of my research, I conducted my own personal interview with a lesbian female that discussed same sex dating violence that occurred in her relationship. ... As a result, this program has helped Courtney to focus on herself and provided several resources/services that will be supportive of LGBT relationships in comparisons to her same sex dating violence experience. ... The lack of experience in same-sex dating may make it difficult for an LBT teen to identify abuse in the relationship. ... In fact, 82.4% identified a high school- or community-based LGBT youth group as a place...

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These repeat offenders enjoy the continuation of lenient penalties couples with a prison system charged with keeping the sex criminal separate from the general population for fear of internal justice at the hands of the other inmates. ... The early release of a sex offender diminishes the intended consequence of their sentence and often fails to act as a true deterrent for those wishing to repeat their crimes. ... The legal system appears to believe that a drug dealer is somehow more of a threat to society than a child abuser or sex offender. ... This ultimately leads to the sequestering of se...

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Although women can also be violent and abuse exists in some same-sex relationships, the vast majority of partner abuse is perpetrated by men against their female partners. ... Partner abuse can take a variety of forms including physical assault such as hits, slaps, kicks, and beatings; emotional abuse, threats, economic abuse, using children, psychological abuse, such as constant belittling, intimidation, and humiliation; and coercive sex. ... Asking behavioral questions "for example, "Has your partner ever physically forced you to have sex against your will?... One of the circumstances ...

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Some adults may not want anything to do with sex, and they may resist becoming sexually involved with anyone. ... Some may be confused over the boundaries of behavior, which separates affection, sex, and abuse. ... "The victim may feel like "damaged goods," which is, feeling unworthy of relationships with members of the opposite sex" (Cooney 72). ...

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They are withdrawn, chronic depression, excessive seductiveness, role reversal, overly concerned for siblings, poor self esteem, self devaluation, lack of confidence, peer problems, lack of involvement, massive weight change, suicide attempts (especially adolescents), hysteria, lack of emotional control, inappropriate sex play and premature understanding of sex, threatened by physical contact, closeness, unwilling to change clothes in front of anyone, exhibits fantasy or baby-like behavior, frequent nightmares, high level of unexplained anxiety. ...

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In physical abuse, the greatest volume of abuse is directed to powerless usually those below the age of sex years. ... Date rape occurs when there is forced sex between people who know each other and are not necessarily family members. ... They usually erode a person's common sense and drive him to abuse others by forcing them to have sex. ...

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"For example, reports of recovered memories of child sex abuse may be described as the result of implanting, false memory syndrome, repression, dissociation, motivated forgetting, directed forgetting, amnesia, betrayal trauma, retroactive inhibition, suggestion, self-induced hypnotic trance states, personality disorder, thought suppression, retrieval inhibition, cognitive gating, or biological protective processes. ... Such is the case for the many cases of child abuse and sex abuse in the Boston Archdiose. ...

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Sexual violence examples are rape, forced prostitution and pornography, cutting or disfiguring of genitalia, refusal to practice safe sex, and lastly refusal to adhere to religious prohibitions. It is estimated that 19 percent of women and 2 percent of men have experienced some form of sexual assault including attempts since the age of 16, with around 10-14 percent of married women experiencing forced sex by an intimate partner. ...

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"Sexual Violence- While the crimes of "rape- and "incest- have been on the statute books for hundreds of years, it was not until the 1970s that "sexual violence- was more fully explored and developed as a concept. Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual intercourse without consent) was a crime committed by men against women, not only in dark back-alleys but in homes, workplaces, and in the context of intimate and family relationships (see Brownmiller 1975). Feminism responsible for debunking some of the myths about rape • women "ask for it...

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Teen Pregnancy Essay Although the overall rate of teen pregnancy has been declining, the rates have remained high for teens that are most vulnerable. Canadians believe that teen pregnancies are a serious national problem. However, what causes these teens to become pregnant at such a young age? ...

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Domestic violence is an abuse of power usually perpetrated by men to exercise control over women and children (BWRI 2003). It usually occurs between a man and woman who share or shared an intimate relationship. Domestic violence is never an isolated incident (Walker 2002). It is a systematic pattern...

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When one thinks of child abuse, the first thing that comes to mind is a child with broken bones and bruises. Although, abuse can be in the form of emotional, sexual, as well as the most obvious, physical abuse. Child abuse is a global problem that victims are too frightened to identify their abusers...

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Battered Wife Syndrome is a psychological condition of a wife stemming from prolonged emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse from their spouse. It is better known as Battered Woman/Person Syndrome, widening the scope of the definition to apply to more cases with similar outcomes. A diagnosis of this nature usually arises after the abused person in question injures or kills their spouse, the abuser. In the trial following an event where the battered wife attacked and/or killed her abuser, it is sometimes questionable as to whether or not Battered Wife Syndrome is a justifiable reason to harm ...

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An article that analyzed masculinity ideologies by using the Male Norms Inventory found that, " men endorse traditional masculinity ideology to greater extent than do women, and, in most studies, sex has a larger effect size than race/ethnicity" (A Review of Research on Masculinity Ideologies). There is evidence that men place a higher importance on their masculinity as a part of their identity more than any other factor like, sex, race, and social class. ...

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The female is, as it were, a mutilated a sort of natural deficiency. It is not appropriate in a female character to be manly or clever. The male is by nature superior and the female inferior." Introduction Domestic violence has been present in our society and an accepted practice of many cultures fo...

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Abusers have learned that they can get what they want from people who care about them by using threats, put-downs, emotional terrorism, isolation, financial deprivation, forced sex, and physical violence. ...

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Sexual abuse of children is currently recognized as a serious problem with long-time effects on both the children and the adult survivor. Child sexual abuse is reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported is far greater because children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2011). According to recent data reports in 2011, research studies showed that approximately 1,545 deaths were estimated in child deaths. (Maltreatment Reports, 2011). This data report suggested that at least 42 percent of children die from negle...

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Introduction There are many health risks associated with playing sport, whether young or old. Most people involved in sport, whether participating or organising, are aware of some of the risks such as risk of injury, risk of pressure and stress and most of these are openly recognised by all invol...

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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 problem is far more pervasive and terrible than it was ever thought to be and that the myths which had previously rationalized why such violence occurred between men and women who supposedly loved each other are untrue. Every minute in the United States, four women are beaten by a significant ...

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woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...

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woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...

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