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    Stay-Leave Decisions in Domestic Abusive Relationships Jennypher White George Mason University Abstract Prior research has given a variety of explanations for the reasons domestic violence men and women decided to stay in an abusive relationship. Operant conditioning principles theories This study will implement the principles of operant conditioning to explain the challenges domestic violence victims face when making decisions to either stay or leave the abuser. The participants in this experiment

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    Leaving an abusive relationship in Mount Holly may involve considerations that go beyond the emotional trauma you have suffered as a result of the mistreatment. At The Law Firm of Michael S. Rothmel, LLC, we understand the challenges that victims of domestic violence face, and our compassionate team has often provided legal advice and representation people need to break free of the situation. The decision to get away from a physically or verbally abusive person may involve some fear that your spouse

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    in abusive relationships. Growing up witnessing my own mother be a victim of domestic violence has made me less than empathetic for women who are in those situations and don’t do something to help themselves or their children. For as long as I can remember, I have said that if a person is in an abusive relationship and doesn’t take steps to get out of it, I have no sympathy for them. My goals for this experience were to identify at least two reasons why women stay in an abusive relationship and

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    Trifles is a play about a married woman who was trapped in a abusive relationship with her husband. The play starts with a man named John Wright who was murdered in his bed by his own wife, Mrs. Wright. Mr.s Wrights reasons for murdering her husband was because the relationship between the two was lonely, unhealthy, and revengeful. Mrs. Wright and John wrights relationship became isolated when it came to the two. As John would always be out working, and Mrs. Wright always in the house they hardly

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    Abusive Relationships is defined as the “systematic pattern of behaviors in a relationship that are used to gain and/or maintain power and control over another” (Huston, 2010). The forms of abuse range from emotional to financial and each has an everlasting effect on the victim. An abusive relationship also has a discrete effect on the mind of the victim; they experience many psychology difficulties pre and post the abuse. Yet despite all these catastrophic consequences to both the mind and body

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    about the reasons people, specifically women, choose to stay in abusive relationships. Studies illustrate various reasons for why women remain in abusive relationships. Fear plays a significant role in the decision to stay because of a victim’s thoughts that the violence will only worsen for themselves if they leave and if threats were made stating that their loved one would be hurt. Women may also be discouraged to leave the relationship if they cannot support themselves financially. Women that are

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    Fighting for a relationship Ike and Tina Turner was a famous couple to compose music in the late 20th century. (Wikane) The media convinced the world that they were a happy and peaceful couple. During their prime, most did not know that Tina was abused on countless occasions by Ike physically and verbally. In some situations, he would order her to have intercourse with him after a vicious beating. In addition, he threatened her life and to end her career if she told anyone or left him. As many

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    Another aspect that must be taken into account when analyzing an abusive relationship is the personality of the abuser. The sheer charisma of the abuser is often enough to seduce the victim into continuing relations (Lawson 8). As acknowledgement of Stanley’s charism, Stella remarks that he’s “the only one of his crowd that’s likely to get anywhere” (Williams 52; scene 3). For her to make such a statement, Williams implies that Stanley’s sheer force of personality is emphatic ― to the extent where

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    that will be held with those who have been a partner in an abusive relationship. The proposed study will utilize a questionnaire as a means of collecting data from as many participants as possible, without a huge expense or drain on the limited resources for conducting this study. The questionnaire can be created using online software and disseminated through e-mail and a website, ensuring that even those who are currently living in an abusive situation could participate, albeit anonymously. For those

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    intrigued by this article titled Reasons for Staying in Intimately Violent Relationships: Comparisons of Men and Women and Messages Communicated to Self and Others, writing by Jessica J. Eckstein. This fascinating article was published on the Springer Science Business Media journal, on October 27th 2010. It has come to one’s attention to understand why some people, either male or female where to stay in an abusive relationship. Accordingly, Jessica Ecksein examines the situation, where she founds that

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