Domestic Abuse
Sociology: AQA GCSE, topic 2.4.2
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence describes a pattern of incidents where one person is attempting to gain control over the other.
Types of domestic violence
- There are different types of abuse, including physical, sexual and emotional.
- Domestic violence can happen between two adults, or between an adult and a child.
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has revealed that 1 in 5 children had been abused by a parent during their childhood.
Unreported domestic violence
- British Crime Survey (BCS) has revealed that 1 in 6 women suffer from domestic violence at some point in their lives that usually goes unreported.
- A few reasons a victim may not report domestic violence:
- Fear of the repercussions.
- Feeling of embarrassment.
- Think that it's too petty to report and that police will not view as important.
- Might be financially dependant on the abuser.
Male domestic violence
- Men also suffer from domestic violence.
- A study by ManKind Initiative found that 49% of men who experience domestic violence do not tell anyone about it.
- This can be due to the shame and stigma that surrounds male domestic violence.
- Some people don't believe that men can be victims of domestic violence.
Test yourself on Domestic Abuse
According to the British Crime Survey (BCS), how many women have suffered from domestic violence at some point in their lives and that usually goes unreported?
What are some of the different types of domestic abuse?
According to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), how many children have been abused by a parent during their childhood?