Recognizing Spousal Abuse (Checklist)
Sometimes women find themselves involved with men who abuse them - a group that includes batterers, acquaintances, marital rapists and verbal abusers. Women who have the misfortune of marrying one of these men often need help to escape a hellish situation. Very often an abusive man convinces his victim that she "has it coming." Very often his victims have no place to go. Here’s a list of the characteristics of the abusive man, as complied by Sandy Meadow of the Women’s Center of Old Dominion University:
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MANY FORMS—Domestic violence takes many forms, including physical aggression and threats, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect and economic deprivation. Alcohol consumption and mental illness are also often present.
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