Understanding the Domestic Violence Epidemic

Domestic violence is a contagious disease in our society and has a huge negative impact on individuals, families and communities. Domestic violence is a crime that is not limited by economics, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sex. Women who are victims of domestic violence may also be victims of sexual assault and stalking. In addition to physical and mental abuse, victims of domestic violence may be systematically raped. According to Backman (p.54), one in four women is assaulted or raped by a partner during adulthood.

In a nutshell, domestic violence is an epidemic, and a quarter of women are exposed to violence by intimate partners at some point in their lives. It does not know social, economic, racial or ethnic boundaries. However, domestic violence is not a global problem. In the following four tidal lectures we discuss domestic violence from various perspectives and help to better understand this complicated problem. Leslie Morgan Steiner is a businessman, writer and survivor of domestic violence. Her relationship starts with worship and love, but it turns into isolation, operation, and violence. In this speech, Leslie tried to answer a lot of people's questions about an abused woman: "Why did she stay?"

As a society, domestic violence must be understood by everyone regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, socio-economic status. Limiting the understanding of domestic violence to women who abuse poor families can not only misunderstand the problem but also keep in touch with victims, identify abuses and provide aid to the most distressed people lose. . The first step in the fight against this public health crisis is to clarify to all of us that you or someone you know, whether you are a man, a businesswoman, a retiree, or a mom at home It is to do. There is a possibility of experiencing domestic violence