Although domestic violence includes sibling abuse and elder abuse, and child abuse the

focus of my essay is on spouse abuse. Domestic violence has many names; family violence,

battering, wife beating, and domestic abuse. All these terms refer to the same thing, abuse by a

marital, common law, or a dating partner in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence is not

limited to physical beatings. It is any behaviour that is intended to subjugate and control another

human being through the use of humiliation, fear, and physical or verbal assaults. Domestic

violence is very important issue in today's society because it has such a profound negative affect

on the abused, mentally and physically, and more needs to be done to help the abused and

prevent it from happening further. Even though Domestic violence can be caused by either the

male or the female it is usually caused by the male due to their controlling nature and physical

advantage.......

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Title: Domestic Violence
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