Types of Domestic Violence

Why Research Domestic Violence?

To raise awareness about this silent killer

To gather statistics that show that this can happen to anyone

To Put a story and name to the numbers

What is Domestic violence?

Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic abuse or relationship abuse) is a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.

Forms of Domestic violence:

• Physical abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Financial Abuse

What does domestic violence look like?

Isolation, Jealousy, Possessiveness, Controlling etc.

.. This research is about domestic violence and the statistics surrounding it. I want to raise awareness about the prevalence of domestic violence in our society. It is a subject that brings shame and therefore silence. I believe it should be an open discussion that brings awareness and prevention. The methodology will include both quantitative and qualitative data. I will do this by gathering data from written articles, websites with the latest statistics available, and conducting a personal interview. This will take approximately a couple of weeks to accomplish.

This project is in everyone's best interests because domestic violence can happen to anybody. My project will enlighten people to the fact that these are not just numbers. Each number, each statistic correlates to an actual human being who has been victimized. I believe that once we start putting a human face to the numbers we will be able to raise greater awareness. A lot of research has already been done on this topic however I feel I am qualified to do more because I have survived domestic violence as well as my mother and all three of my sisters. It is a subject that I am all too familiar with. In conclusion, my research will show just how much this is happening in America, and around the world. It will also highlight the resilience of a survivor.

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