Domestic Violence

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This paper explains that domestic abuse exists at every level of society and explores some of the financial and emotional reasons why women who suffer from abuse choose to remain in abusive relationships.

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""If I've given my wife a black eye or broken arm I can take her to my family physician and keep it all hushed up." Domestic violence may be visible in the city, but it occurs as frequently in the green shaven lawns and silent neighborhoods in the suburbs. One of the reasons women hush-up themselves is for the type of green, the money, or the Benjamin they receive. Imagine being given hush money, and you are the victim. For instance, Julie, a housewife, who has two children and a stable economic lifestyle is less likely to report any type of abuse or act of domestic violence than Inga or Maria who have five children and a husband who makes zilch. National statistics show that blue collar workers or those at the poverty level are more apt to seek police after abuse. (Bender&Leone, 1996, p.45, 50)"

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