Are Families Dangerous?

Summary:

In the article” Are Families Dangerous,” the author claims that the family becomes personal hell. Through the media we can know domestic violence almost takes place everyday and everywhere. A husband kills his wife or hits his children become a commonplace.
In our culture, we believe that the family is the perfect unit in our human society. Even politicians advocate that the family is priority. However, the author argues that the family may not the ideal and perfect living system because family is also a source of horrible violence. On the whole, the family is supposed be a harbor where full of love and gives people warming and comfortable environment. But it also becomes a hotbed for a strong man to violate.
According to this article, a woman’s enemy is not an outside stranger, but a person who had loved her before and sleeps with her in the house. And children are often abused by their intimate relatives. Not just kill or physical harm is violence; the author claims that a cold or disgusted glance is also a mental violence. It is also contradictive for Americans acknowledge that they agree “pro-family”, but most women still accept mind care for their losing self-respect.
There were many people opposed to organize a family who regarded it as an obstacle for human progress. But this idea was defeated by conservatism of the 80s. Today, most people would rather choose marriage than be a single. But in order to prevent domestic tragedy happened again and again, it is necessary to strengthen the women and children‘s protection and welfare.

Reflexion:

Domestic violence takes place every minute of the day and everywhere. It seems a routine that all kinds of domestic violence cases be put on the stage, when you read newspaper or watch TV. According to the statistic, in America, there are a domestic violence case happened in every 15 seconds. And Taiwan’s situation is more serious, bur there are less people dare to search for help.
Domestic violence can be divided into many different forms, including physical abuses, sexual assaults, psychological abuses and etc. These include any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, or wound someone. You may hard to believe that why the closest person would commit the most dreadful crime. But the fact is that the possibility of your lover hurt you are higher than the nearby stranger. And absolutely the harm you suffer would more serious than other matters. This kind of mistreat have long term damaging effects on the victims both physically and mentally
Therefore we cannot overlook the influence that was caused by domestic violence behaviors. No matter what, it is wrong behavior and the worst demonstration in the human society.
A healthy life not just means healthy physical conditions, both mental and social healths are equally important. Take child abuse for example, the victims often suffer from insomnia, nightmares, unsureness, isolation. Sometimes, they even refusal to contact with adults. When they grow up, they may with a certain tendency to abuse others. And it would become a vicious circle. Such growth experience has a real long term effects on the child, the child would not be able to blend into the society when they grow up.