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This 3 page paper discusses the many types of abuse that occur within families, and ways to combat them; it also briefly discusses the history of anti-abuse legislation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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unscrupulous family members seek to obtain the assets of others, usually the elderly. "Domestic violence" is defined as "physical, sexual or psychological abuse directed towards ones spouse, partner, or
other family member within the household" (Domestic violence, 2006). Domestic violence can take many forms; it may occur as physical violence, which is "the intentional use of physical force with
the potential for causing injury, harm, disability, or death, for example, hitting, shoving, biting, restraint, kicking, or use of a weapon"; or it may be sexual violence including rape or
attempted rape; forcible sexual relations with a person who is "unable to understand the nature or condition of the act; or "abusive sexual conduct" (Domestic violence, 2006). Domestic violence can
take a form known as "sexual vice," which is the use of "sex as a weapon to commit aggression against a partner, to take a partners resources, and/or to gain
power and control over a partner" (Domestic violence, 2006). Violence in the home may also be psychological or emotional, wherein the abuser causes harm to the victim by "acts, threats
of acts, or coercive tactics" (Domestic violence, 2006). Psychological/emotional abuse can include "humiliating the victim ... deliberately doing something to make the victim feel diminished or embarrassed, isolating the victim
from friends and family, and denying the victim access to money or other basic resources" (Domestic violence, 2006). Economic abuse can occur when "the abuser has complete control over the
victims money and other economic resources" (Domestic violence, 2006). This usually means that the abuser puts the victim on an "allowance," or even withholds money entirely, thus forcing the other
person to beg for it. Economic abuse also occurs when the abuser prevents the victim "from finishing education or obtaining employment" (Domestic violence, 2006). Domestic abuse also includes stalking, and
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