Is blaming the victim a norm in society when it comes to
domestic violence? People don't always realize that domestic abuse is not just damaging
someone physically, but it can be harming the victim emotionally,
verbally, financially, sexually, and psychologically. The roots of
domestic violence can be attributed to a variety of cultural, social,
economic, and psychological factors. As a learned behavior, domestic
violence is modeled by individuals,
institutions, and society, which may influence the perspectives of
children and adults regarding its acceptability. This may be learned
through personal experiences of victimization, observations of victim
abuse in the past, and living in a culture of violence (e.g., violent
movies or video games, community norms, and cultural beliefs).
Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about victims of domestic violence has led to harmful stereotypes and myths about who they are and the realities of their abuse. Consequently, victims of domestic violence often feel stigmatized and misunderstood by the people in their lives. These people may be well-intended family members and friends or persons trained to help them, such as social workers, police officers, or doctors. Some example of these myths are that victims provoke and deserve the violence they experience, victims of domestic violence are weak and always want help, and only poor, uneducated women are victims of domestic violence. These are the types of stereo typical questions that victims of domestic abuse are associated with which are extremely untrue. Victims provoke and deserve the violence they experience, this is usually said to the victim from the abuser to justify what they are doing to the victim and also a way to belittle the victims self-worth. Victims of domestic violence are weak and always want help; it is not weak for victims to ask for help but they are a diverse group of individuals that may not ask for help or refuse it, while some do accept help from others or ask for it. It depends on their situation; the reasons may vary as to why they are not accepting help from fear of being harmed by their partner, may not be ready to leave the relationship, or they may not trust people because of past efforts that have failed.
Before the 1970's domestic violence was seen as a "private matter" in society. Meant to be dealt within the home, where the victims cry for support and a safe environment ignored because it wasn't socially acceptable for people to help or ask for help when they were being abused. There was nowhere for victims to go for formal help or support. When awareness and recognition of the issue grew, groups of women organized a movement, focusing on the safety needs of victims and the barriers and social attitudes contributing to domestic violence. Volunteers established safe havens and crisis services for victims of domestic violence in their homes and held meetings where they began to define violence against women as a political issue. This grass roots effort, commonly referred to as the "Battered Women's Movement," revolutionized the responses to injustices against women into a social movement that forms the foundation of existing domestic violence advocacy and community-based programs throughout the country. The need for safe alternatives for victims of domestic violence called for a major social transformation and the Battered Women's Movement was an essential part of that struggle. Feminists, community activists, and survivors of rape and domestic violence responded with three primary goals: (1) securing shelter and support for victims and their children, (2) improving legal and criminal justice responses, and (3) changing the public consciousness about domestic violence.
It is a fact that females are victims of intimate partner violence at a rate about five times that of males, and that females account for 39 percent of hospital emergency department visits for violence-related injuries, and 84 percent of persons treated for intentional injuries caused by an intimate partner, and on average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States every day. In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner. The same year, 440 men were killed by an intimate partner. This is proof of the dangers that victims of domestic violence face and the vary real possibility of them becoming a statistic because of just how many people get harmed. Which is a sad but true reality.
Victims of abuse have suffered a lot through history to get the support from society and today are still being questioned for their actions or in actions, which are their choice and don't need the scrutiny of others to make the decisions for them.
I got my information from- https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/domesticviolence/domesticviolencec.cfm
Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about victims of domestic violence has led to harmful stereotypes and myths about who they are and the realities of their abuse. Consequently, victims of domestic violence often feel stigmatized and misunderstood by the people in their lives. These people may be well-intended family members and friends or persons trained to help them, such as social workers, police officers, or doctors. Some example of these myths are that victims provoke and deserve the violence they experience, victims of domestic violence are weak and always want help, and only poor, uneducated women are victims of domestic violence. These are the types of stereo typical questions that victims of domestic abuse are associated with which are extremely untrue. Victims provoke and deserve the violence they experience, this is usually said to the victim from the abuser to justify what they are doing to the victim and also a way to belittle the victims self-worth. Victims of domestic violence are weak and always want help; it is not weak for victims to ask for help but they are a diverse group of individuals that may not ask for help or refuse it, while some do accept help from others or ask for it. It depends on their situation; the reasons may vary as to why they are not accepting help from fear of being harmed by their partner, may not be ready to leave the relationship, or they may not trust people because of past efforts that have failed.
Before the 1970's domestic violence was seen as a "private matter" in society. Meant to be dealt within the home, where the victims cry for support and a safe environment ignored because it wasn't socially acceptable for people to help or ask for help when they were being abused. There was nowhere for victims to go for formal help or support. When awareness and recognition of the issue grew, groups of women organized a movement, focusing on the safety needs of victims and the barriers and social attitudes contributing to domestic violence. Volunteers established safe havens and crisis services for victims of domestic violence in their homes and held meetings where they began to define violence against women as a political issue. This grass roots effort, commonly referred to as the "Battered Women's Movement," revolutionized the responses to injustices against women into a social movement that forms the foundation of existing domestic violence advocacy and community-based programs throughout the country. The need for safe alternatives for victims of domestic violence called for a major social transformation and the Battered Women's Movement was an essential part of that struggle. Feminists, community activists, and survivors of rape and domestic violence responded with three primary goals: (1) securing shelter and support for victims and their children, (2) improving legal and criminal justice responses, and (3) changing the public consciousness about domestic violence.
It is a fact that females are victims of intimate partner violence at a rate about five times that of males, and that females account for 39 percent of hospital emergency department visits for violence-related injuries, and 84 percent of persons treated for intentional injuries caused by an intimate partner, and on average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States every day. In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner. The same year, 440 men were killed by an intimate partner. This is proof of the dangers that victims of domestic violence face and the vary real possibility of them becoming a statistic because of just how many people get harmed. Which is a sad but true reality.
Victims of abuse have suffered a lot through history to get the support from society and today are still being questioned for their actions or in actions, which are their choice and don't need the scrutiny of others to make the decisions for them.
I got my information from- https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/domesticviolence/domesticviolencec.cfm
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