Research Proposal- Alcohol Abuse Leads to Domestic Violence
Determining whether Alcohol abuse leads to Domestic Violence
Abstract
This study seeks to analyze and examine the effects that alcohol abuse may have on domestic violence cases. The main goal of this study is to determine whether or not alcohol or alcohol abuse really has an affect on people and if it causes domestic violence or not. This study will be helpful in many ways and instances and it will help those who are still wondering whether or not these to completely different social problems have any relation.
Introduction
The area of study is domestic violence and the affect that alcohol abuse may have on the issue. Domestic violence happens in all cultures, people of all races, ethnicities and religions. It occurs and perpetrated by, on and both women and men, occurring not only in the opposite-sex but also in the same-sex relationship (Wikipedia, 2006). But what is domestic violence? How does it occur? Wikipedia (2006) defines domestic violence as a physical, sexual, economic or psychological abuse directed towards one's spouse, partner or other family member within the household. On one hand, the CAFCASS uses domestic violence to refer to a range of violent and abusive behavior in its Domestic Violence Policy. Accordingly, it states that the domestic violence is "patterns of behavior characterized by the misuse of power and control by one person over another who are or have been in an intimate relationship.
The significance of this study is that it can occur in mixed gender relationships and same gender relationships and has profound consequences for the lives of children, individuals, families and communities. It may be physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological. The latter may include intimidation, harassment and damage to property, threats and financial abuse." (As cited in Wikipedia, 2006) Moreover, it is define as an abusive behavior, emotional, psychological, physical or sexual, that one person in an intimate relationship
Abstract
This study seeks to analyze and examine the effects that alcohol abuse may have on domestic violence cases. The main goal of this study is to determine whether or not alcohol or alcohol abuse really has an affect on people and if it causes domestic violence or not. This study will be helpful in many ways and instances and it will help those who are still wondering whether or not these to completely different social problems have any relation.
Introduction
The area of study is domestic violence and the affect that alcohol abuse may have on the issue. Domestic violence happens in all cultures, people of all races, ethnicities and religions. It occurs and perpetrated by, on and both women and men, occurring not only in the opposite-sex but also in the same-sex relationship (Wikipedia, 2006). But what is domestic violence? How does it occur? Wikipedia (2006) defines domestic violence as a physical, sexual, economic or psychological abuse directed towards one's spouse, partner or other family member within the household. On one hand, the CAFCASS uses domestic violence to refer to a range of violent and abusive behavior in its Domestic Violence Policy. Accordingly, it states that the domestic violence is "patterns of behavior characterized by the misuse of power and control by one person over another who are or have been in an intimate relationship.
The significance of this study is that it can occur in mixed gender relationships and same gender relationships and has profound consequences for the lives of children, individuals, families and communities. It may be physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological. The latter may include intimidation, harassment and damage to property, threats and financial abuse." (As cited in Wikipedia, 2006) Moreover, it is define as an abusive behavior, emotional, psychological, physical or sexual, that one person in an intimate relationship