Violence 2

Throughout history many women have been victims of domestic violence. Society considered men to be superior to women because men were always in power economically, legally, and religiously. This gave men the attitude that women were inferior to them. Men harm their wives by beating them physically and abusing them emotionally. Many of these women did not report the abuse that they got from their spouses and families because they thought that no one would …

…than men that are married and do not batter their wives. According to Sandra Stith, a researcher of the causes for domestic violence, “Abusers were more likely than non-abusers to believe that wife-beating is not only justified but acceptable” ( 86 ). This belief that violence is justified to maintain power may explain why men may choose not to control their anger and frustrations. In an abusive man’s eyes violence is not only justified but also acceptable.