The first attested use The first attested use of the expression of the expression "domestic violence" in "domestic violence" in a modern context, a modern context, meaning "spouse meaning "spouse abuse, violence in the abuse, violence in the home" was in 1977.home" was in 1977.

Violence between spouses has long been Violence between spouses has long been considered a serious problem. The United considered a serious problem. The United States has a lengthy history of legal precedent States has a lengthy history of legal precedent condemning spousal abuse. In 1879, law condemning spousal abuse. In 1879, law scholar Nicholas St. John Green wrote, "The scholar Nicholas St. John Green wrote, "The cases in the American courts are uniform cases in the American courts are uniform against the right of the husband to use any against the right of the husband to use any chastisement, moderate or otherwise, toward the chastisement, moderate or otherwise, toward the wife, for any purposewife, for any purpose

Popular emphasis has tended to be on women Popular emphasis has tended to be on women as the victims of domestic violence. Many as the victims of domestic violence. Many studiesstudies show that women suffer greater rates of show that women suffer greater rates of injury due to domestic violence, and some injury due to domestic violence, and some studies show that women suffer higher rates of studies show that women suffer higher rates of assault. assault.

Modern attention to domestic violence began in Modern attention to domestic violence began in the women's movement of the 1970s, the women's movement of the 1970s, particularly within feminism and women's rights, particularly within feminism and women's rights, as concern about wives being beaten by their as concern about wives being beaten by their husbands gained attention. Only since the late husbands gained attention. Only since the late 1970s, and particularly in the masculinism and 1970s, and particularly in the masculinism and men's movements of the 1990s, has the problem men's movements of the 1990s, has the problem of domestic violence against men gained any of domestic violence against men gained any significant attention. significant attention.

Domestic violence has many forms including Domestic violence has many forms including physical aggression, threats; sexual abuse; physical aggression, threats; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; intimidation; stalking and emotional abuse; intimidation; stalking and economic deprivation. economic deprivation.

Domestic violence may or may not constitute Domestic violence may or may not constitute a crime, depending of the severity and a crime, depending of the severity and duration of specific acts, and other variables. duration of specific acts, and other variables. Alcohol consumption and mental illness have Alcohol consumption and mental illness have frequently been associated with abuse.frequently been associated with abuse.

When the blood belongs to a battered When the blood belongs to a battered

woman, the wound is of allwoman, the wound is of all

Sexual abuse is common in Sexual abuse is common in abusive relationships: The abusive relationships: The National Coalition Against National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that Domestic Violence reports that between one-third and one-between one-third and one-half of all battered women are half of all battered women are raped by their partners at least raped by their partners at least once during their relationship. once during their relationship. Any situation in which force is Any situation in which force is used to obtain participation in used to obtain participation in unwanted, unsafe, or unwanted, unsafe, or degrading sexual activity degrading sexual activity constitutes sexual abuse.constitutes sexual abuse.

Economic abuseEconomic abuse is when the abuser has control is when the abuser has control over the victim's money and other economic over the victim's money and other economic resources. In its extreme (and usual) form, this resources. In its extreme (and usual) form, this involves putting the victim on a strict "allowance", involves putting the victim on a strict "allowance", withholding money at will and forcing the victim to withholding money at will and forcing the victim to beg for the money until the abuser gives them some beg for the money until the abuser gives them some money. It is common for the victim to receive less money. It is common for the victim to receive less money as the abuse continues. money as the abuse continues.

In our opinion, domestic violence is a In our opinion, domestic violence is a serious problem that concerns the society. serious problem that concerns the society. We think that domestic violence might be We think that domestic violence might be avoided if women called the police when avoided if women called the police when a man attacked them for the first time. a man attacked them for the first time. We We think that it has been a very interesting think that it has been a very interesting work to know the different types of work to know the different types of domestic violence that exist nowadaysdomestic violence that exist nowadays

Written by:

Pablo Aldana Blanco

Ezequiel Campoy Márquez

Jesús Ramírez Castillo