Arguments as to Why Domestic Violence?

At Unmasking Domestic Violence, we are creating Awareness Programs and we dig in deeper on the theories that support this agenda we are pushing.

Why do some men batter? – Theories in intimate relationships

• Psychological Theory
• Childhood abuse – a personality that needs to be controlled
• Personality disorder (borderline personality)
• Psychopathology, that is, social personality
• Psychological disorder or problem (past traumatic stress, poor impulse control, low self-esteem, alcohol and substance abuse)
• Sociological Theory
• This is a learned behavior ,mostly learned within the family.
• A partner and/or victim is always caught up in the cycle of violence and forgiveness.
• An example is where violence may be an acceptable form of settling disputes.
• Partners with good financial, social contact and prestige pose threats to accomplish over their partners from lesser income or social privileged families.
• Feminist or Societal Structural Theory
• Male partners use violence to control and limit the independence of their female partners.
• Societal traditions of male dominance have been used to support and sustain inequity in relationships.
• Violent Individual Theory.
• Many batterers are violent beyond domestic violence
• Most have prior criminal records.
• Some abusers tend to lack strategy in conflict resolution.
• Many have very high egos.