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Where Do You Think Domestic Abuse Hurts Most?

NCJ Number
245917
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2013 Pages: 133-138
Author(s)
Stephanie Sweetnam
Date Published
January 2013
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This personal essay provides readers with a view of an individual's journey through the cycle of abuse.
Abstract
This personal essay provides readers with a view of an individual's journey through the cycle of abuse. This piece of writing uses a creative approach to discuss the issue of domestic violence. The pictorial representation depicts an individual's experience in the cycle of violence. This creative medium of expression covers the effects of violence on an individual's emotional, physical, and psychological well-being. Concepts of systematic oppression and violence are also presented and discussed. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.