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

ongoing contact alone with the child(Gardner).Parents and

role they feel is expected of them. Men strive to control

creates tension, and some parents react by beating their

someone in the family or someone the child knows. Families

meet the demands of adults. Others are too immature to care

abusers are a parent or someone close to a child. Child

Some common words found in the essay are:
, domestic violence, child abuse, abuse children, sexual abuse, sexual abuse children, women raped, day care, potential abuser,
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)