TOPIC : VIOLENCE IN RELATIONSHIP
1.
INTRODUCTION
A.
Hook/ Attention Getter
According
to Vivian and O’Leary (1987) found that violent relationships were more likely
to express negative feelings to one another.
B.
General statement
Relationship abuse reffering to the pattern of abusive and coercive behaviors used to
maintain power and control over a former or current intimate partner.
C.
Story Line
Violence
(physical actions that could potentially lead to injury to hurt) occurs in many
forms in our society today. Violence can be found within the family and in
romantic relationships. Some parents use spanking or other form as a way of
punishment children (Gershoff, 2002). Siblings often use violence with one
another. Couples may hit or slap each other or use other form of behavior that
would technically be classified as violence. Other forms of violence within
relationship include acquaintance rapes and marital rape. Child abuse and
incest are other forms of family violence.
D.
Thesis Statement
The
impulsive or undercontrolled batterers types of abuser.
2. BODY
A.
Topic Sentence 1
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Firstly, it was often associated with jealousy.
1.
Supporting Point 1
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The aggression was upsetting for these men/women.
a.
Sub-Supporting Point 1
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The abuser will question the victim about who the victims
talks to, accuse the victim of flirting, or become jealous of time spend with
others.
b.
Sub-Supporting Point 1
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Men are generally less likely to show strong negative
psychological or emotional reactions to being assaulted whereas women are more
likely to have negative reactions to being assaulted (Acierno, Kilpatrick,
& Resnick, 1999)
2.
Supporting Point 2
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Pain is a form of frustration that can lead to aggression
in animals and humans (Berkowitz, 1993).
a.
Sub-Supporting Point 2
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Such aggression can be seen in controlled laboratory
conditions and in natural settings in everyday life.
b.
Sub-Supporting Point 2
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Aggression is a frequent response to pain, it is also
associated in human and animals with attempts to escape the situation or the
person causing the pain (Berkowitz, 1993).
B.
Topic Sentence 2
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Secondly, economic hardship and unemployment can increase
levels of aggressiveness.
1.
Supporting Sentence 1
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Argues that a wide variety of unpleasant or frustrating
feelings can lead to anger and aggression.
a.
Sub-Supporting Point 1
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When others are angry at us or blame us for something, we
respond with anger toward them.
b.
Sub-Supporting Point 1
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Marital violence on so goes up when men are unemployed
and when men or women are experiencing high levels of job strain (Fox, Benson,
DeMaris & Van Wyk, 2002).
2.
Supporting Point 2
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The person who is provoking someone else may not perceive
his or her behavior as unreasonable, and may be surprised at the aggressive
response.
a.
Sub-Supporting Point 2
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The provoker may, instead, describe his or her behavior
or impulsive or as due to some mitigating circumstance (Baumeister et al.,
1990).
b.
Sub-Supporting Point 2
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The person being provoked is more likely to see
initiating events as unjustified, immoral, or deliberately cruel harmful.
3.
CONCLUSION
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Although many people are working on finding ways to
reducing or ending violence in the family and sexual assault, non of these
treatment programs yet receive strong empirical support as being effective in
producing long term change. Efforts being made include non violent
socialization of children, rape prevention programs and treatment of sex
offenders.
REFERENCES
Hurting
the One You Love, Violence in Relationships, 2005, Irene Hanson Frieze.
