Why Women Stay in Abusive Relationships
Location
CSU Ballroom
Start Date
18-4-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
18-4-2016 3:30 PM
Student's Major
Sociology and Corrections
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Afroza Anwary
Mentor's Department
Sociology and Corrections
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Intimate partner violence is a social issue that needs to be recognized and addressed. Nearly half of all women in the United States 48.4% (Domestic Shelters 2015) have experienced at least one form of psychological aggression by an intimate partner during their lifetime, with 40.3% reporting some forms of nonphysical abuse, or some form of coercive control (41.1%) by an intimate partner. Intimate partner violence is categorized as physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological harm and caused by a current or former partner or spouse.
Cases of intimate partner violence often are unreported. When victimization of intimate partner violence is reported, it causes problems in the lives of victims, especially when victims decide to return to the abusive relationship. This research focuses on intimate partner violence against women in heterosexual relationships. By using the feminist theory, this research attempts to understand victims' resilience to the violence. It examines why women stay in abusive relationships.
Why Women Stay in Abusive Relationships
CSU Ballroom
Intimate partner violence is a social issue that needs to be recognized and addressed. Nearly half of all women in the United States 48.4% (Domestic Shelters 2015) have experienced at least one form of psychological aggression by an intimate partner during their lifetime, with 40.3% reporting some forms of nonphysical abuse, or some form of coercive control (41.1%) by an intimate partner. Intimate partner violence is categorized as physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological harm and caused by a current or former partner or spouse.
Cases of intimate partner violence often are unreported. When victimization of intimate partner violence is reported, it causes problems in the lives of victims, especially when victims decide to return to the abusive relationship. This research focuses on intimate partner violence against women in heterosexual relationships. By using the feminist theory, this research attempts to understand victims' resilience to the violence. It examines why women stay in abusive relationships.
Recommended Citation
Thao, Kathy. "Why Women Stay in Abusive Relationships." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 18, 2016.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2016/poster-session-B/37
