Sociological Theory Of Domestic Violence Essay

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Domestic violence can either be physical, psychological or even both. It is one of the most destructive things that someone can go through, I know first hand how hard it is to leave an abusive relationship and how guilty the abuser makes you feel if you ever try and leave. Domestic violence can happen to anyone young or old either man or woman. Some sociological theories suggest that violence is learned behavior another suggests that it is learned from the abusers or victims family. Domestic violence has a tendency to be passed down from generation to generation this learned behavior ties into the symbolic interactionism theory.

Some women in abusive relationships or domestic violence situations stay in those situations even if they have been beaten or abused. There is a cycle of violence that keeps women in these types of situations “1) a tension-building phase that …show more content…

Children and young adults that live with domestic violence tend to have a different outcome in their lives as they grow older. “Adolescents living with domestic violence are at increased risk of experiencing emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of developing emotional and behavioral problems.” (Holt, S., Buckley, H., & Whelan, S. (2008, August 26). The impact of exposure to domestic violence on children and young people: A review of the literature. Retrieved April/May, 2018, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213408001348)
, these issues that children and young adults face are all due to the interactions that they go through and this is a strong example of symbolic interactionism. These children and adolescents did not chose to grow up in a domestic violence situation but their interactions with it will impact them to different extents. Even if and when a child or adolescent is removed from a domestic violence situation it will still have a lasting effect on

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