Domestic violence and 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.

             Some examples of abuse include, name calling or put-downs.

             ,keeping a partner from contacting their family or.

             friends ,withholding money, stopping a partner from.

             getting or keeping a job ,actual or threatened physical.

             harm ,sexual assault ,stalking , and last but not least.

             intimidation.Studies show that about one in every ten.

             women are abused every year by the man with whom they.

             live. Thousands of children grow up in families in which.

             their fathers control behavior by physical force. Family.

             violence is a major problem in this country; It exists.

             and strikes at the very heart of our society. All family.

             members are vulnerable from infants to grandparents and.

             including adults and children of all ages. The sad fact.

             is that you are more likely to be physically assaulted,.

             beaten, killed, or sexually attacked in your own home at.

             the hands of a loved one. The problem for such violence.

             includes, physical, and sexual violence. Women mostly.

             suffered from these categories, because all include.

             action that causes pain or injury( Berger 35-36). .

             One common form of abuse in marriage is sexual abuse.

             The fact of the matter is that many married women are raped.

             by a spouse, but most are reluctant to come forth and talk.

             about it. Most wives would resist calling it rape, thinking.

             that rape is unwanted sexual experience between strangers.

             Women raped by husbands are traumatized at the most basic.

             level. At the very least, the rape undermines the husband -.

             wife relationship. Even more important, the violation of a.

             woman"s body can lead to serious psychological harm. An.

             attack can destroy a woman"s trust in others and leave her.

             feeling even more powerless and isolated than if raped by a.

             stranger. Although it is difficult to completely describe.