30 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Violent Resistance:
Situational Couple Violence or Interactive Violence:
Resorting to violent behavior to act out negative emotions
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Committed equally by both sexes
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Why do people stay?
Fear of injury/death
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Shame (failed marriage, negative social stigma, this isn't supposed to happen to
me"
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Hope- that abuser will change, that the victim's actions will make abuser
change, that the violence stop
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Lack of resources- abuser controls finances, unemployment, childcare, no access
to bank accounts/credit cards, housing
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Dependence on batterer
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Children- batterer may threaten to abuse/kill children, fears loos of custody of
children, may not have the resources
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Love
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Rural environments
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Week 4 Day 2
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
7:51 PM