Article Review

Article Review

Article Review

Introduction

In this paper we are going to analyse the article “effects of violence and psychology abuse on women's mental health over time” written by Temple Jeff R. In this article the author demonstrates that domestic violence against women is an international topic reaching over nationwide boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class distinctions.

The primary focus of this article on rehabilitation for male batterer s and describe the effects these abusers have on women's mental health over time.

Article Review

After examining conducted studies on domestic violence offender rehabilitation programmes, the author argues that this abuse occurs as way to control women and that the treatment programmes only work temporarily and typically end up in recidivism.

Intimate partner violence is a perplexing health problem, especially for women and children. It is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as violence committed by a spouse, ex-spouse, or current or former boyfriend or girlfriend. The high occurrence and emotional consequences have encouraged the creation of batterers' intervention programs (BIPs), throughout Canada and the United States as a way to stop the violence. The emergence of these BIPs occurred in the late 1970's and corresponded with the increase of services for victims of domestic abuse. Many of these programs teach abusive men to take responsibility for their abuse, teach them how to interrupt and avoid abuse, and help them to change sexist attitude and beliefs that underlie their rationale for abuse. Much research has indicated that batterers hold rigid sex role stereotypes, or traditional, stereotypical views of masculine and feminine role and male-female relationships. As well, men's' sense of failure from attempting to achieve the excessively high, traditional masculine image contributes to their anger towards and need for control over women (Schmidt et al., 2007).

The author ...