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Sociology
Challenges -- Domestic Abuse/Teen Violence
Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse takes place when one person in a close relationship or marriage attempts to govern and control the other person in the relationship. Domestic abuse that comprises physical violence is known as domestic violence. Domestic violence and abuse are utilized for one reason and one reason only and that is to get and continue total control over someone else. An abuser never plays fair. Abusers use terror, guilt, disgrace, and intimidation to wear a person down and keep them under their thumb. Domestic violence and abuse does not distinguish. It takes place among heterosexual couples and in same-sex relationships. It takes place within all age categories, ethnic backgrounds, and economic levels. And while women are more frequently mistreated, men are also abused, particularly verbally and emotionally, although sometimes even physically as well. The bottom line is that abusive...
Ending domestic abuse is something that will take a very long time to accomplish, but heading down that path is the right direction to do in. Oftentimes domestic abuse is seen within families spreading from one generation to the next. If this vicious cycle can be broken then there will be a lot of people that will not have to become victims. There would be many people that would be spared the consequences of being abused. This people instead will be able to live happy, healthy lives. There needs to be help for the abusers as well as the victims and both people in the relationship need to do things differently in order to break the domestic abuse cycle and eventually put an end to this occurrence all together.
Teen Violence
Teen violence is a learned behavior.…
References
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Teen Violence. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.focusas.com/Violence.html
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