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Assessment of Domestic Abuse

as many as was reported in 1980, reflects a disturbing trend toward uncontrolled acts of domestic violence (Leigh et al, 1995). E...

Contemporary Applications of the Deliberative Nursing Theory of Jean Orlando

therefore, not only an extensive history but it can be contended to be just as applicable in todays nursing practice as it was whe...

Family Violence and Nursing Intervention

positive effect in preventing future incidence of violence (Willson, McFarlane, Lemmey and Malecha, 2001), even when other referra...

The Many Impacts of Domestic Violence

issues (Young, 2001). Many have multiple problems. Gahr (2001) explains that "juvenile crime is decreasing in some categories--li...

Immigrant Social Workers and Domestic Violence Implications

result in stressful family conflicts over role expectations and individual behaviors" (Bhattacharya, 2002; p. 175). Acevedo...

Summary of John Ashcroft's Consideration of Granting Abused Women Asylum

she were to return to her native Togo her clitoris would be cut off(Swarns 2004). Lastly, there is the case of Mrs. Alvarado who i...

Domestic Violence and Law Enforcement

In fourteen pages this paper examines domestic violence, law enforcement, and the various conditions and issues pertaining to them...

United Kingdom and the Effects of Domestic Violence on Women and Children

who is over the age of sixteen at the time the violence takes place. Children are defined as individuals under the age of 18 who a...

Anna Fogerty Case and Massachusetts 209A Protective Order

rights. This qualitative study of the issues applies the concept of government and neoinstitutionalism to one application ...

Poor Communication and Negative Reciprocity in Domestic Violence Situations

area, but the men. Schechter states that "Groups like Mentors in Violence Prevention, which prepare male athletes to speak as non-...

Examination of Domestic Violence

establish partnerships with lawmakers that resulted in criminal justice reform and the establishment of womens shelters. However, ...

Nursing Theory and the Importance of Domestic Violence Screening and Intervention

Although the nursing professions is just now beginning to become more aware of the need for this type of approach it was first int...

Domestic Violence and Children's Counseling

in the house? 5. Has your partner or child ever threatened or hurt any of the pets? 6. Are there any guns in your house? (Siegel, ...

Murder and the Dark Side of Domestic Violence

Through various case studies, Schechter found that many women were hesitant about coming forward to name their abusers, because th...

Domestic Violence Case Study

in her lifetime (1998). While there are some cases of abuse against men, for the most part, the women are the partners at risk. Th...

Health Assessment for Australian Family

"Children must come first in social policies and the allocation of social resources, children must come first in the words and dee...

Canadian Women and Domestic Violence

General Social Survey Microdata file from Statistics Canada indicates how 8.7% of women reported various levels of violence within...

Feminism and Ursula K. Le Guin's, Sur

This paper examines the issue of gender in Le Guin's short story, Sur. The author discusses gender roles, symbolism, and thematic...

A Review of The Role of Women in Human Evolution

occurred in humans as a whole over time. These changes included an increase in brain size, changes in teeth, a transition from wa...

Gender Norms in American Society

the role of aggressor. Kimmel (2000) has observed that all cultures share the concept that men and women are different, and that...

Education Gender Inequities Proposal

male (NEA, 2001). That is a vast discrepancy and one children are certainly aware of. Recent studies have shown that teachers ten...

Money and Erhardt Theories on Gender

and Erhardt studied a group of girls who had been wrongly identified as boys at birth, and originally raised as boys. They stated ...

Modern Gender Roles

Danica Patrick being stopped by a police officer. As the officer comes over, Danica begins to primp, suggesting that she will get ...

Gender And Socialization: Nature Or Nurture?

in the field of child development have consistently found that this incongruous approach parents have toward their children begins...

Romance, Desire and Social Norms

than she is now, so her meekness is both infuriating and false. Then we have the prince, who falls in love with her at the ball ...

Gender Roles and Society

women have taken on more responsibility. There are many reasons for this lack of change on the part of the male species. For on...

Literature and Gender Issues

This research report compares and contrasts the ideas of Salmon Rushdie and Conan Doyle in respect to gender roles. The concept of...

Alcestis by Euripides

In five pages the political issue involving identification of gender roles is examined within the context of the play and a compar...

Male Gender Role Definition and Understanding

In five pages this paper examines how male gender roles are defined in a consideration of The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarc...

The Dream of the Red Chamber and Gender

men have very similar qualities to one another and the women also share similar features but may be split between two prototypes a...