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Domestic violence doesn"t only involve men abusing women though, almost five percent of reported cases are filed by men. Sociological reattach suggests that despite men displaying more aggressive tendencies outside of domestic relationships, women are just as likely to initiate physically abusive acts with in the household. .
One view on the abuse issue, and why it continues, is that our society has ignored the problem, or blamed the victim, leaving no room for an easy escape. So what keeps an abused person in the abusive relationship? Greg Clayton, a professor at Brown University says it is important to focus on the family background and cultural factors when looking at domestic abuse. Society and culture have a lot to do with why a woman would stay in an abusive relationship, as well as why the men are abusive. Men don"t have a lot of recourses for handling their anger in most societies, causing them to take out their anger in the home. Also, men that witness their fathers being abusive towards their mothers are one thousand times more likely to be abusive towards their partners, and women who witnessed their mothers being abused are more likely to be victims. Also, black women are more likely to seek help than white women, and black women are more likely to kill their partner, and Jewish women are more likely to stay in an abusive relationship than non-Jewish women are. But regardless of cultural and social groupings, cretin signs are evident in almost all abusive relationships. The national naval medical center has made a checklist of signs to look for in an abusive personality:.
Jealousy- The abuser will insist that the jealousy is a sign of love, but it is a sign of possessiveness, and lack of trust.
Controlling behavior- The abuser will frequently insist that a need to control is based on a concern for the safety of the victim.
Quick involvement- Many battered women dated or knew their abuser for less than six months before they married or lived together.
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