Domestic Violence

I conducted research on domestic violence and discovered several points of interest. Our text book, Intimate Violence in Families by Richard Gelles, says, "Once we have completed our examination of the incidence and extent of the various types of family violence, we are left with a quite inescapable conclusion that the family is society's most violent institution, excepting only the military in times of war." (Gelles, Pg 124) Family violence is another indication that all is …

…amp;lt;Tab/>Gelles, Richard (1997) Intimate Violence in Families, (3rd Edition), Sage Publications 5.<Tab/>Silverman, Jay (2001) Dating Violence Against Adolescence Girls, Vol 286 Nov 5, 2001 6.<Tab/>Straus, Murray (2000) Physical Violence in American Families, July 1990 7.<Tab/>The Commonwealth Fund Survey, 1992-1996; Study of Injured Victims of Violence, 1994 8.<Tab/>Young, M.A (1999) Phenomenology and Treatment of Agitation, J. Clin. Psychiatry, pg 74