Aggression and violence can be understood as coercive processes that reflect the aggressor's intentional decision to use force against the spouse, and the decision to punish or retaliate against the spouse for perceived disobedience (Klein, 1998). ... Therefore, attributing alcohol's effects on marital aggression to disinhibiton, understates the complexity of the relationship (Jasinski, 1998 p.21). ... With the Power Theory however, aggression emerges from the frustration over the inability to control the female partner. ...

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Child Abuse What is Child Abuse? It is any mistreatment or neglect of a child that results in non-accidental harm or injury and consists of four types: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. Physical abuse accounts for about one in four substantiated cases of child abuse. It is the most visible form of abuse and may be defined as any act that results in a non-accidental trauma or physical injury. Emotional abuse is commonly defined as the systematic emotional tearing down of another human being. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

First it looked at whether the respondent's father was abusive towards her mother and then whether or not the husband's father ever used violence against his wife. ... More work is needed to establish the causal sequence leading to re-victimization since it is unknown how childhood experiences of violence gets translated into adult aggression. ... Victimization surveys have been useful in identifying women's experiences of victimization and therefore one of the main purposes of the VAWS is to learn the reality of violence committed against women versus the incorrect police stati...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

First it looked at whether the respondent's father was abusive towards her mother and then whether or not the husband's father ever used violence against his wife. ... More work is needed to establish the causal sequence leading to re-victimization since it is unknown how childhood experiences of violence gets translated into adult aggression. ... Victimization surveys have been useful in identifying women's experiences of victimization and therefore one of the main purposes of the VAWS is to learn the reality of violence committed against women versus the incorrect police stati...

• Word Count: 3590
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyf...

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• Grade Level: High School

Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countri...

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• Grade Level: High School