Professional's attitudes toward violence in close relationships.

摘要: I nterspousal violence (violence between any two adults involved in an intimate relationship) is a complex problem. It has its roots historical attitudes toward women, the institution of marriage, economy, health care delivery system, and intricacies criminal civil law. A multitude issues must be considered when addressing this intervention. This project evolved each us, separate experiences, became aware holding substantively inappropriate about victims abuse. For relatively minor educational efforts stimulated remarkably increased consciousness. Of 47 million couples living together United States, estimated .‘7 spouses have experienced involving use knife or gun, over 2 one spouse’s assaulting other.’ The Federal Bureau Investigation reports that fourth all murders occur within family, half these involve spouses.” Statistics for nonlethal injury are masked other crime records, ED statistics, divorce statistics. In 1976, marital was 75% reported aggravated assaults Washington, DC. Lawyers Maryland DC, 50% marriages some degree physical Two thousand cases wife beating (estimated to underreported by 40%) were recorded Fairfax County alone 1977.’