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The Effects of Domestic Violence: the Male Victims Perspective East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 5-2011 The ffecE ts of Domestic Violence: The aleM Victims Perspective. RaMon B. Younger East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the Family, Life Course, and Society Commons Recommended Citation Younger, RaMon B., "The Effects of Domestic Violence: The aleM Victims Perspective." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1257. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1257 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Effects of Domestic Violence: The Male Victims Perspective _____________________ A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology East Tennessee State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Criminal Justice & Criminology _____________________ by RaMon Bernard Younger May 2011 _____________________ Larry Miller, Ph.D., Chair Michael Braswell, Ph.D. Dennis Hamm, Ph.D. Keywords: Domestic Violence, Male Victims, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse ABSTRACT The Effects of Domestic Violence: The Male Victims Perspective by RaMon Bernard Younger Domestic violence from a male victim‟s perspective is something that is not discussed in society very much because information is very limited and incidents are often unreported. Research was done on this aspect of domestic violence to see how the types of abuse have had an impact on the victim from a physical and emotional perspective. The secondary data used for this study were from the Violence and Threats of Violence Against Women and Men in the United States, 1994- 1996. Eight thousand men were selected to participate in the survey. The question of whether domestic violence is a problem was examined by race. It was determined that there was a relationship between these 2 variables with an actual significance of .000. 2 DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated in memory of my grandfather, Walter H. Younger and my brother, Carlos D. Younger. Granddaddy, I miss you very much and I want you to know that not a day goes by that I do not think about you. You are my angel, I was blessed to have you in my life for 21 years, and the memories that I have of you will last me for a lifetime! I love you and this one is for you! Carlos, my brother, though we never got to meet on this Earth, I want you to know that I think of you every day and I know you are looking down upon me. I love you big brother and I hope that I am making you proud! 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for allowing me to live out my dreams everyday and for giving me the strength and knowledge to pursue my passion here at East Tennessee State University. Secondly, I would like to thank my parents Robin Younger and Bernard Vennable for bringing me into this world; I love you both with all my heart, thank you for your support. My grandmother, Rebecca Younger, I would like to thank you for being the best grandmother in the world and I could not have gone through this without your love and support. To the members of the Hubbard and Younger families, thanks for all you have done for me. To my aunts, uncles, and cousins, thank you all for your continued love and support. My sister, Rekita, I love you and I am proud to be your big brother. To Shanice, Bryant, and Minnie, I hope that I can be best brother and stepson possible. My extended families, the Coe‟s (Kevin, Trish, Ashley, and Sandy), the Arnold and Kelsey families (Penny, Jay, Amanda, Audrey, Alysia, and Amani), Mrs. Pat Shaffer, Ms. Teresa Blackburn, the Clarks, the Jacksons, and the Elba Missionary Baptist Church family, thank all of you for your love and support down through years. I am blessed to have you all as a part of my family and love each of you. The family at Virginia Intermont College (past and present), I want to thank you for teaching me the skills I needed so that I can continue to move forward in pursuit of my dreams. To all my other family and friends, I love all of you and thank you for being there for me through the good times and the bad times. Special thanks my committee chair, Dr. Larry Miller, for serving as my committee chair and guiding me along the way. Dr. Michael Braswell and Dr. Dennis Hamm, thank you all for serving as committee members, I was honored that you accepted my invitation to be a part of my committee. 4 I would like to thank the faculty, staff, and my peers in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology especially Christine Ketelaar for helping me get through process with minimal setbacks. My “CJ” brothers and sisters: Myles Cook, Dustin Osborne, Dustin Melbardis, Taylor Hayes, Kevin Flanary, Orrin Carr, John Haggerty, Michael Carter, Mical Carter, Megan Atwater, Chris Burkey, and Victoria Swenson, special thanks to each of you for making being wonderful classmates and friends and I will cherish the memories we made forever. Lastly, I would like to thank Robin Elixson, Joe Nicholson, Dr. Mark Abel, KCRC, Ms. Toni Morris, and their staffs for being the most important part in my success from the instruction in the classroom in the early years to the setbacks and triumphs I have experienced in having to have surgeries and physical therapy sessions. I am forever grateful for what each of you has done to make my life so much better. 5 CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................................……..........…. 2 DEDICATION.......................................................................................................……..........….. 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................................................................……............... 4 LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................... 9 Purpose of the Study.........…............................................................................... 10 Limitations………............................................................................................... 11 Hypotheses........................................................................................................... 11 Definition of Terms.............................................................................................. 12 2. LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................... 13 Theories of Abuse-Battering Defined.................................................................. 14 Types and Effects of Abuse................................................................................. 15 Types of Intimate Relationships Affected by Domestic Violence ..................... 19 Domestic Violence and Race.............................................................................. 20 Domestic Violence and Children........................................................................ 21 Domestic Violence and Age............................................................................... 22 Domestic Violence Laws.................................................................................... 22 Reporting Domestic Violence and Deaths......................................................... 27 Battering Partners-Battered Men........................................................................ 29 3. METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................. 31 Data.................................................................................................................... 31 6 Variables........................................................................................................ 33 Independent Variables....................................................................... 33 Dependent Variables......................................................................... 33 Methods of Analysis..................................................................................... 34 4. FINDINGS-RESULTS......................................................................................... 35 Statistical Summary...................................................................................... 35 5. DISCUSSION....................................................................................................... 48 Null Hypothesis 1......................................................................................... 48 Null Hypothesis 2......................................................................................... 48 Null Hypothesis 3......................................................................................... 49 Null Hypothesis 4......................................................................................... 50 Null Hypothesis 5......................................................................................... 51 Null Hypothesis 6......................................................................................... 51 Null
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