Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is a very important social issue because it has a large negative affect on the victims. Even though Domestic violence can be caused by either male or female it is usually caused by the male due to the large physical advantage. Domestic violence today is very common in households, but little is being done to stop it. If you try to look at what causes domestic violence, you cannot pinpoint it to one specific problem. After researching various causes of domestic violence, one can conclude that it usually starts with a controlling personality to control another person. It can start off with verbal slander and turn into physical violence over time.

One major cause of domestic violence is stress. Things such as being unemployed, taking drugs, drinking alcohol, or having little money can cause a person a lot of stress, which can result in abuse. Also, in some cases, it can be due to the person being abused themselves in their childhood. Statistics show that many people who are abused in their childhood become abusers themselves. These are various factors that can cause domestic violence.

When domestic violence occurs there are different types of abuse that can take place. The first kind is called physical violence. Physical violence includes slapping, kicking, or anything that is intended to physically injure the person. The second type is emotional abuse which consists of consistently doing or saying things to emotionally harm another person.

The third kind is sexual abuse. Sexual abuse is when someone is forced to have sex when he/she does not want to. Just because some one is married to someone doesn’t mean that they have to have sex with them. Even though these are different levels of abuse, all of them are damaging in their own ways.

If you ask people in today’s society most will agree that domestic violence needs to be stopped. We as a society know that it is dangerous and emotionally destructive for children to grow up in a violent...