Difference between revisions of "Domestic violence"
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| − | '''Domestic violence''' | + | '''Domestic violence''' as a category of crime was originally applied to [[wife-beating]], but it grew to include any violent altercation between husband and wife. With the rise of unmarried couples living together, police began applying the term to boyfriends and girlfriends. |
| + | In recent decades, the new tolerance for homosexuality has prompted several organizations to broaden their definitions. | ||
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| + | Domestic violence occurs least often in a marriage, more often with an unmarried heterosexual couple living together, and most often among homosexual couples. See [[Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence]]. | ||
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*[http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/domestic-violence/ Definitions of domestic violence] | *[http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/domestic-violence/ Definitions of domestic violence] | ||
Revision as of 19:34, January 7, 2009
Domestic violence as a category of crime was originally applied to wife-beating, but it grew to include any violent altercation between husband and wife. With the rise of unmarried couples living together, police began applying the term to boyfriends and girlfriends. In recent decades, the new tolerance for homosexuality has prompted several organizations to broaden their definitions.
Domestic violence occurs least often in a marriage, more often with an unmarried heterosexual couple living together, and most often among homosexual couples. See Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence.
