PSY 3102 Lecture 11: Violence and Abuse in Intimate Relationships
2 May 2017
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The home is where the most violence and abuse occurs. In a world health organization survey found that 15-17% of 24 000 women reported some t=sort of sexual or physical abuse by an intimate partner (depending on the country). Non-consensual sex was 24% in peru, 30% in banglidesh, and 40% in south africa. Certain cultural practices condone sexual abuse and violence. 5000 honour killings take place in one year. Sexual cleansing to absolve family of disease. In africa, if you take a young woman"s virignity you will not get hiv. Doj found that 17. 6% of women reported sexual assaults at 22. 1% report abuse from an intimate partners. 1. 3 million women and 850 000 men report assaults by an intimate partner. Of all women who were assaulted or raped, 64% reported the attack was from an intimate partner. 4% of canadians reported spousal abuse in 2014. Women were more likely to experience extreme violence.
