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The term domestic violence has been used for many years and usually refers to the violence that occurs between two people living in a close relationship including spouses, de facto couples, same sex couples, family members or even flat-mates. Family violence is not just physical violence. A person can be the victim of one or more forms of violence or abuse including: physical, sexual, emotional, financial abuses and neglect.

Physical abuse

Physical abuse, including assault, is the intentional use of force against a person without that person’s consent. It can cause physical pain or injury that may last a long time. Physical abuse includes: pushing or shoving; hitting, slapping or kicking; pinching or punching; strangling or choking; stabbing or cutting; shooting; throwing objects at someone; burning; holding someone down for someone else to assault; locking someone in a room or tying them down; killing someone.

Sexual abuse

All sexual contact with anyone without consent is a crime. Sexual abuse of an adult can include: sexual touching or sexual activity without consent; continued sexual contact when asked to stop; forcing someone to commit unsafe or humiliating sexual acts.

Emotional abuse

Emotional abuse happens when a person uses words or actions to control, frighten or isolate someone or take away their self-respect. Emotional abuse is sometimes called psychological abuse. It can include: threats, insults; constant yelling or criticism; controlling or keeping someone from seeing friends or family; making fun of preventing someone from practicing their faith or religion; destroying belongings, hurting pets or threatening to do so; bullying: intimidation or humiliation (including on the Internet).

Financial abuse

Financial abuse happens when someone uses money or property to control or exploit someone else. It can involve taking someone’s money or property without permission; withholding or limiting someone; pressuring money to control someone to sign documents; forcing someone to sell things or change a will.

Neglect

Neglect happens when a family member, who has a duty to care for you, fails to provide you with your basic needs. This can involve: not providing proper food or warm clothing; failing to provide adequate health care, medication and personal hygiene (if needed); failing to prevent physical harm; failing to ensure proper supervision (if needed). Spouses and commonlaw partners have a duty to care for each other. Adults have a duty to care for their dependent children as well as their dependent parents.

1) What is domestic violence? The term domestic violence has been used for many years and usually refers to the violence that occurs between two people living in a close relationship including spouses, de facto couples, same sex couples, family members or even flat-mates.

2) What are the basic forms of abuse in the family? They are physical abuse, sexual abuse , emotional abuse, financial abuse, neglect.

3) What can physical abuse cause? It can cause physical pain or injury that may last a long time.

4) What kinds of sexual abuse are not crimes? All sexual contact with anyone without consent is a crime.

5) What is a synonym to the emotional abuse? Emotional abuse is sometimes called psychological abuse.

6) How do you think what emotional abuse is the most serious? Controlling or keeping someone from seeing friends or family is the most serious.

7) When does financial abuse happen? Financial abuse happens when someone uses money or property to control or exploit someone else.

8) Who can commit neglect? Neglect happens when a family member, who has a duty to care for you, fails to provide you with your basic needs.

9) What does neglect include? This can involve: not providing proper food or warm clothing; failing to provide adequate health care, medication and personal hygiene (if needed); failing to prevent physical harm; failing to ensure proper supervision (if needed).

10) What forms of family violence happen more often in the Russian families? Physical abuse, financial abuse and neglect happen more often in the Russian families.

11) Can you give any examples of family violence? Physical abuse is an example of family violence.

23. Work in pairs. Discuss the problems connected with Family Violence. Try to find out the ways to prevent it.

Cultivate attitudes and behaviors that are incompatible with violence. Develop and practice a vocabulary of grace using words of respect and encouragement. If there is a history of violence in your home, initiate family counseling immediately. Violence is serious. It’s abusive, it’s a relationship killer, and it hurts children for life. You need to understand the patterns that lead to violence, and this usually requires professional guidance. Alcohol abuse is the most common factor in domestic violence. Take a long hard look at your drinking habits. Never step into the personal space of a family member who is out of control emotionally. Posture, personal space, backing someone into a corner and not leaving an exit, putting a finger in your teenage son’s face or prodding his chest with it… All these behaviors are clinically proven to provoke a violent response.

24. Match the Russian words and phrases with their English equivalents. Learn them by heart.

1. E

2. G

3. J

4. F

5. I

6. D

7. A

8. H

9. B

10. С

25. Make up a story on the suggested topics. Use the following words and word combinations.

1) A girl speaks about the way she got acquainted with her boyfriend and the way she prepared for her first date.

It was love at first sight. It was a man of my dreams. He asked a girl for the first date. My heart was broken. He was a head over heels in love with me. He was lost in admiration of me. I thought that we were made for each other. We decided how much make-up to wear. We decided what clothes to wear. We decided where to go to on the first date. We disliked making eyes at somebody else. I found him acceptable as a husband. I flirted with him. I got acquainted with him. Then I gave him encouragement. I went out with him. I received a proposal from him. I ran after him.

2) A teenager speaks about the generation gap problem.

I am crazed with frustration. I think that I am in smb else’s shoes. I am involved in everyday life. I am keen on becoming entirely independent. I am a full age. I confide my problems in problems of my parents. I think that I entered adult life. I established my own household. We get on well together. I go through an emotional time. I left home. I live on one’s parents. I reached the age of majority. I sat a good example. I shared my parents’ ideas and problems. I solve the generation gap problems. I take responsibility for my parents. I treat my parents as an equal.

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The term domestic violence has been used for many years. It usually refers to the violence that occurs between two people who live in a close relationship. There can be physical, sexual, emotional, financial abuses and neglect.

As for physical abuse, it is the intentional use of force against a person without that person’s consent. Physical abuse includes: pushing or shoving; hitting, slapping or kicking; pinching or punching; strangling or choking; stabbing or cutting; shooting; throwing objects at someone; burning; holding someone down for someone else to assault; locking someone in a room or tying them down; killing someone.

Sexual abuse of an adult can include: sexual touching or sexual activity without consent; continued sexual contact when asked to stop; forcing someone to commit unsafe or humiliating sexual acts.

Emotional abuse happens when a person uses words or actions to control, frighten or isolate someone or take away their self-respect. It can include: threats, insults; constant yelling or criticism; controlling or keeping someone from seeing friends or family; making fun of preventing someone from practicing their faith or religion; destroying belongings, hurting pets or threatening to do so; bullying: intimidation.

Financial abuse happens when someone uses money or property to control or exploit someone else. It can involve taking someone’s money or property without permission; withholding or limiting someone; pressuring money to control someone to sign documents; forcing someone to sell things or change a will.

Neglect happens when a family member, who has a duty to care for you, fails to provide you with your basic needs. It can involve: not providing proper food or warm clothing; failing to provide adequate health care, medication and personal hygiene; failing to prevent physical harm; failing to ensure proper supervision.