Battered women face pit bulls and cobras. A pair of word made up by professors of psychology at the University of Washington, in order to describe two types of battering husbands. In this essay I will compare the different aspects and the similar aspects of the batters.
Both cobras and pit bulls were exposed to violence in their childhood. Cobras often had violent, traumatic childhoods, while the pit bulls have had fathers who battered their mothers. As a result of growing up in a violent environment, for the both types-Cobras and Pit bulls it is very important that the authority would be in their hands, therefore they use threats and power to gain it.
The difference between them is reflected in how they behave in society.