Spousal abuse is defined as any intentional act or series of acts that cause injury to the spouse (Wallace, 2002 p.180). ... In many cases, this abuse is a result of this power struggle between the husband and wife. ... For the male spouse to regain this control coercive acts of battering result, physically harming the female. ... By researching for this paper I wish to become more aware of the problem of spousal abuse and what some of the causes may be. ... Punctuation relates to the break in the sequencing of interactions in order to give it meaning. ...

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Emotional abuse usually affects the victim's sense of self and reality as the abuser is trying to brainwash the victim into thinking they deserve what they are getting. ... Sexual abuse, although it includes a constant demand of sex, can also include criticizing the victim in sexual terms, calling the victim names such as "whore" and "frigid", forcing the victim to witness sexual acts with other people, and using threats to back up demands for sex. ... The third stage is called the "honeymoon stage" in which the abuser acts affectionate and asks for forgivene...

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Although times have changed in this regard and laws have been enacted in order to protect women from abuse, the fact remains that acts of domestic violence occur every 15 seconds in the United States. ... The theory of Intergenerational Transmission which borrows ideas from Social Learning Theory, involves the relationship between parental violence and subsequent child violence during adulthood. ... Social Psychological Theory explains the strong emotional bond that forms between the battered woman and her partner, sometimes referred to a traumatic bonding (Painter & Dutton, 1985). This term i...

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The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of abuse. ...

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