Abusive Relationships

Paper Summary:

The paper states that about twenty to fifty percent of women all over the world suffer from physical, psychological or sexual abuse, according to an article in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. The paper notes the fact that many women do not even recognize that they are in an abusive relationship - or they are in denial about it - and often they do not know how to escape from it. Abusive relationships are a social problem of enormous breadth. This paper reviews several kinds of abusive relationships and integrates the Herbert Blumer five distinctive stages into the narrative as well.

From the Paper:

"Glennys Parker of the University of Newcastle in Australia, and Christina Lee of the University of Queensland recently conducted a study of 143 women who had been abused in relationships; the results of their work is published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence in September 2007. Their study in effect helps legitimize the problem in terms of its importance in the #2 on Blumer's model ("The Legitimation of the problem"). The researcher found that the threats to the well being of abused women include "physical trauma, gynecological problems, chronic pain" along with "medically unexplained symptoms" like backaches, headaches, and gastrointestinal issues."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Lane. T. (2003). Women Have different Risk Factors for Verbal, Physical Partner Abuse. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 35(2), 106-107.
• Moe, Angela M. (2007). Silenced Voices and Structured Survival. Violence Against Women, 13(7), 676-686.
• Parker, Glennys; & Lee, Christina. (2007). Relationships Among Abuse Characteristics, Coping Strategies, and Abused Women's Psychological Health. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(9), 1184-1194.
• Ronfeldt, Heidi M; Kimerling, Rachel; & Arias, Ileana. (1998). Satisfaction with Relationship Power and the Perpetration of Dating Violence. Journal of Marriage and the Family 60(1), 70-78.
• Strube, Michael J.; & Barbour, Linda S. (1984). Factors Related to the Decision to Leave an Abusive Relationship. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46(4), 837-844.

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