Abuse Essay Research Paper Spousal assault is — страница 2

Firstly, psychological abuse. Psychological abuse is when the women live with the constant fear of threats of violence against herself, her children and Page 3 her friends or relatives. Always being harassed at work with phone calls or visits or being threatened by the abuser can put the women in great fear. Secondly emotional abuse. Emotional abuse is being put down, criticized by family , friends and her husband. Women who are emotionally abused find it hard to find work, make new friends and even join social groups outside their homes. Thirdly, physical abuse. Physical abuse is when any slapping, punching, kicking, or choking occurs. Sometimes the women are slammed repeatedly Against walls and are increasingly injured with many types of weapons or other such objects, Brutal

beatings can result in bruising, lacerations, broken bones, or even sometimes it can be very fatal. Sixty percent of the victims of female homicide died in the hands of their partner. Fourthly, sexual abuse or marital rape. Women are forced against their own will to perform sexual acts or even having pain and injury being inflicted during the intercourse. If the women do not perform sexual behavior to their partner, Beating usually occurs. Finally, financial abuse. Women who have no access to the family’s money for any of there personal use. When they are need of money their husbands start asking many questions for what reason they are needing the money for though if he was doing some type of murder investigation. In conclusion to this research, I have thought much about this

and think that this should be delt with much serious consideration and should be stopped. Because no women at all should be treated this way under any circumstances and the abuser should be delt with in a harsh way. If any body who knows of any people who are being assaulted in any way even if it is only verbally you need to help them in any way you can. While many types of abuse are more dangerous than others, all abuse and assaults need to be taken very seriously. The people looking onto an abusive relationship need to abandon the thought that is none of their business. Violence against women is defiantly not a private; it is a matter that should concern every body in the world no matter who you are. Page 4 BIBLIOGRAPHY Beaudry, Micheline. Battered Women. Montreal : Black Rose

Books, 1985 Denham, Donna and Joan Gillespie. Wife Abuse: A Workplace Issue. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, 1993 Martin, Del. Battered wives. New York: Pocket Books, 1976 Page 5