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and victim. The type of abuse does tend to vary based on gender and
women are far more likely to be seriously injured or killed by men
abusers.
happens less often to the wealthy, this is not the case. Abuse happens
to the rich and poor (and everybody in between). A key distinction is
that when abuse happens with wealthy people they are more likely
to have lawyers and therapists involved. This allows them to keep
the abuse more private than those who have to instead involve the
police and the court system, leading the public to mistakenly believe
that abuse does not happen to the wealthy.
"those" people - meaning the uneducated that don't know any better
fact, by the time students have graduated from college 44% of them
same sex relationships are more likely (or less likely) to be abusive,
both types of relationships are generally equal when it comes to
not mean that the abuse is not happening - just that involving police
or the court system might be an impediment to seeking help.
races in the United States and according to the NIH in 2012: "The
For example, people in the U.S. illegally might fear calling the police;
as a result it might appear that abuse is less frequent. Also, some
immigrant communities might wish to avoid public scrutiny and
prefer handling abuse within their community.
Age. Although IPV happens at all ages, the young are more likely to
be both victims as well as perpetrators of abuse.
Anyone.
Domestic violence covers all areas of society from poor to rich, it is found in
every nation of the world. Each nation struggles with ways of defining and
ships. Abuse happens to women by men, to men by women, to men by men and
women by women, no one gets a free ticket exemption.
Certainly the self-willed and strongest of us are the least likely to be taken,
but not always. Leslie Morgan Steiner has some good views on the subject.
Domestic Violence:
intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to
more than 10 million women and men.
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of [some form of] physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime.
1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.