Spusel Abuse
...all ages, races, and sexes, yet still many people know nothing about it. There are many different types of domestic violence in families. They include: child abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse. All of which are very traumatic for the victims involved. In many homes across America, these types of abuse are taking place.
Child abuse is one of the top types of violence that is often left unknown. The reason it is never reported is because often, the child being abused is scared to tell an authority. In many cases the abuser would threaten the child. In other cases the abuser would tell the child that it was their fault they are being beaten. Some cases of child abuse are taken to the extreme, and a child could end up dead.
The second type of domestic violence in families is emotional abuse. This is where one person in the family verbally abuses someone else. They would say things that would lead the person to believe they are worthless or not good enough. This type of abuse causes no physical harm but is very damaging to the victim's self-confidence, and mental process. There are not a lot of people that report these types of abuse cases because they are usually not sure of what type of abuse is occurring.
The third and final type of domestic violence, which I will be discussing, is physical abuse in a relationship. It is where one person, usually a male, is physically beating their partner. It is important to remember that in these cases women are not the only victims of physical abuse. Men are also victims at times. This may seem unlikely because men are usually the taller and stronger of the two. In one survey 18.6% of the men interviewed reported being abused by their spouse, while only 12% of the women interviewed reported being abused by their spouse ("American"). This was basically saying no matter what sex, age, or race...
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