Family Violence

Family Violence

Abstract

Domestic violence encompasses far more than acts of physical abuse. It involves a perpetrator attempting to exert power and control over his or her partner, and a variety of types of abuse can be used as tools to achieve that goal. These can include physical abuse (e.g., hitting the victim, physically restraining the victim, breaking objects, physical acts). Such acts cause the aggression in the behavior of the child. Here, domestic violence is defined broadly as abuse perpetrated by one romantic partner (or ex-partner) against another. Other terms used to characterize abuse in a romantic relationship are intimate partner violence, spouse abuse, battering, and dating violence. This entry details how common domestic violence is, the kinds of abuse victims experience, risk factors for abuse, and how abuse impacts victims, their children, and the community.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion2

Violence in the Home4

Family Dynamics5

Violence and Its Emergence6

Social and Political Implication7

Effects of Family Violence7

Action Plan8

Define Family violence as National Problem9

Connect Community Residents to services9

Changing Social and Community Conditions10

Building Network of Leader within the Community10

Marking Service Institutions Accountable to Community Needs11

Link the Medical and Criminal Justice Institutions11

Legal Proceedings12

Risks Of Not Implementing The Action Plan12

Conclusion13

Family Violence as Social Problem

Introduction

Human suffering is the most the most painful topic of sociology, which needs immediate attention. Suffering can be defined as the pain and harm caused by the unequal and unjust social structures to a person, group or a social class. Sufferings are of two types, physical and mental. The intensity of suffering varies for different individuals ranging from low to high and uncontrollable levels. The attitude of people against different types of suffering varies. Some people fight with the harsh circumstances of their lives and achieve their goals. On the other hand, some people give up their efforts and current in front of the evil and unjust social structures (Dutton 2009).

The most common form of violence which prevails in every society in the world is Family violence. It shows the instability and gender relations between men and women based on the institution of marriage. Most recently it has become a significant issue which has grabbed attention of public, political and academic audience. At the social level, it involves ideological beliefs and institutional policies and practices. At the individual level, it involves personal attitudes and prejudices as well as individual behavior and conventions of daily life. Also mental pressures amongst men give rise to such issues and further the children at home are affected (Birch 2011).

Therefore, in sociological research this particular topic has been repeatedly questioned and further many researchers have been conducted in order to come up with concrete evidence regarding such an issue. Moreover, different sociological perspectives have stated their opinions about family violence. For example according to the functionalist perspective family violence prevails in the household due to the incompatibility between the spouses, whereas on the contrary according to the conflict perspective family violence is due to the merger of two different classes in an institution of ...