In six pages this research paper discusses how the issue of domestic violence is more fully understood in terms of problem and scope and how this has resulted in greater accountability for abusers. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography.
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tolerance towards domestic violence - at least in the United States - has reached an all-time low. No longer are men permitted to lay a hand on their wives
without having to answer for it. Bibliography lists 10 sources. JGAcnres.wps Domestic Violence 05/2001 For More Information
on How to Use This Paper Properly, SECTION I - ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE As domestic violence has reached such heights as to headline the evening news,
the public has gained a broader understanding of the issue and now realizes how significant a problem it has become. Spousal abuse was once something that was kept under
wraps, because it was more readily tolerated than in contemporary times. Currently, however, tolerance towards domestic violence - at least in the United States - has reached an all-time
low. No longer are men permitted to lay a hand on their wives without having to answer for it. SECTION II - REVIEW OF LITERATURE No community is
safe from domestic violence. Around the world, tolerance levels may vary with regard to how the assaulting spouse is punished; however, there is no one place immune to the
effects of spousal abuse. Particularly vulnerable are those countries where women have no marital rights and are deemed as nothing more than slaves to their homes and husbands.
For example, women in the Philippines and Zimbabwe experience considerably increased incidence of domestic violence than do women in the United States. Protection for these women is virtually unavailable,
because spousal abuse has always been an accepted way of life. A recent survey showed that the Philippines is well known for its incidence of battered wives. According to