Question

Discuss a fact, issue or problem on domestic violence

Answer 1

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Sexual aggression, particularly in the context of existing relationships, can take many forms, ranging from subtle emotional pressure to physical force. Although some forms are less severe and violent, each ultimately results in an unwanted sexual experience. In a physically abusive relationship, the dynamics of sexual consent, coercion, and marital rape are confounded by the threat of physical violence.

Sexual Coercion and Marital Rape

Sexual coercion is the act of pressuring an unwilling partner to engage in sexual activity. This can include such categories of behavior as persistence, deception, threats of violence or emotional consequences, assault while sleeping, use of alcohol and drugs, physical restraint, and physical force.

Estimates of rape in marriage indicate that between 7 and 14 percent of married women have been raped by a partner. Women raped by a spouse are ten times more likely to experience repetend assaults than those repped by a stranger per acquaintance. Of those who report being raped by a spouse, between 70 and 80 percent report experiencing more than one rape, and 30 to 55 percent report more than 20 times. Therefore, it is estimated that 38 percent of all rapes are perpetrated by a current or former partner.

Domestic & Sexual Violence

Sexual abuse in marriage most commonly occurs in relationships characterized by severe and frequent physical violence. Marital rape as associated with a greater number of risk factors for domestic homicide than other abusive relationships that did not include sexual violence. Because the dynamics and motivations are often similar, various forms of intimate partner violence, including physical violence, sexual assault, and stalking, commonly coexist. Nearly half of bettered women in one sample reported also being raped by the abusive partner. A study revealed that nearly a third of women who had been stalked by a partner were also sexually assaulted by the same partner. Therefore, a woman who is sexually abused by a partner is likely to have experienced other forms of violence or stalking by that same partner.