Domestic Violence

By: David Waltman

Michelle Ceja

Anastasia

Amy

● Question 1.– Do you know how often women are being abused

or assaulted?

● Question 2– Are you guys aware that October is also National

Domestic Violence Month?

● Question 3– What is domestic violence?

Question to the audience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3rfk2iFww

What is Domestic Violence...

● Physical abuse (domestic violence)● Verbal or nonverbal abuse

– Psychological abuse,mental abuse,emotional

● Sexual Abuse● Stalking or deerstalking● Economic abuse or financial abuse● Spiritual abuse

Statistics on Women

● Women– Every 9 seconds in the United States a woman is

assaulted or beaten– Leading cause of injury to woman– 73% domestic violence events go unreported– 1 in 4 women are victims– Woman are not always the victims– Domestic Violence hotline 1(800)-799-SAFEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I-AZ7XwaAE&feature=plcp

Excuses they use to blame the victim

“ You pushed my buttons.

If you had just left me alone I

wouldn't have hurt you."

"If you had just done what

I told you to do I

wouldn't

have hurt you."

"I was drunk when I hurt

you.You know that's not who

I really am.It

wasn't my fault."

"I'm just trying to take care of

you by telling you what

to do.I control you because

I care about you."

Connecting to the Novel

● The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez– By: John Rechy

● “When she felt his hands fondling her breasts, and then his sour mouth nuzzling them,she closed her eyes, to become invisible.” (pg 19.)

● “When Salvador beat her, Amalia crouched on the floor and covered herself with her hands.”(pg 23)

Double Standard● Men

– Society's Perception– The ones that speak up– Physical & psychological abuse– When they are abused

● 63% of men are abused with a weapon unlike the percentage of women which is only 15

– The Government

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Y1CfNIZKFiQ

Small Voices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paG0MvX8g1s&feature=relmfu

SPEAK UP!

Work Cited

"Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects." Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs,

Symptoms, Causes, and Effects. N.p., 2012. Web. 16 Oct. 2012. http://www.aaets.org/article144.htm.

"Men: The Overlooked Victims of Domestic Violence." Domestic Violence Statistics. N.p., 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012.

http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/men-the-overlooked-victims-of-domestic-violence/.