This essay will attempt to analyse the relevance of the Social Learning Theory, in relation to why domestic violence occurs. It will focus on how the theory is of relevance in contemporary times with the application of other prominent theories. It will progress by making clear links to how the Social Learning Theory is applied in Britain's multi-cultural society as well as it's Criminal Justice system.
Domestic violence (DV) is the abuse of one partner within an intimate or family relationship, it is the repetitive, random and habitual use of intimidation to have power over a partner. The abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual, psychological or financial. There is no single cause of domestic violence, it comes from a mixture of aspects …show more content…
(2012, cited in Chisnell and Kelly,2016) suggests that children who frequently witnessed domestic abuse viewed this as normal, and may resort to violence more willingly in order to resolve conflict, often mimicking the interactions they have observed. If children are abused by their parents, they may internalise belief and patterns of behaviour that could possibly lead to them abusing their own children. If children observe that parents hit each other, they may develop a greater predisposition towards abusing their spouse. For instance, a father who is a dominant role model to their children, grow up to watch their mother being physically and emotionally abused. However, the mother remains silent and endures the pain as the father installs fear and threats against her prompting her to put up with the violence/abuse. This perception can influence the children predominantly boys to think it's tolerable to be abusive to women, hence imitating and recreating the actions from what they witnessed during childhood, shaping them into a violent abuser themselves. Abusiveness and witnessing parental violence augurs the likelihood of not only the son's violence but also the daughters in their future …show more content…
The theory sets out to perceive that relationships are based on intended exchanges; each partner continues to offer the other with benefits as long as the other reciprocates comparable desires such as money, sex, love and so forth. Eventually the partner may use violence as a tactic to control their partner if the rewards of acting violent do no compensate. Abused women may comply with their partner’s desire to avoid being beaten. For that reason, they stay in an abusive relationship to evade possible threats by their partner. If compassion is presented by their typical abusive partner, this too reinforces the woman's behaviour. The abuser is easily able to manipulate the victim using certain tactics such as power, authority and violence. In which the victims are fragile and unable to escape the cruel situation, hence they are faced with the viciousness of complying with the forceful
Domestic violence (DV) is the abuse of one partner within an intimate or family relationship, it is the repetitive, random and habitual use of intimidation to have power over a partner. The abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual, psychological or financial. There is no single cause of domestic violence, it comes from a mixture of aspects …show more content…
(2012, cited in Chisnell and Kelly,2016) suggests that children who frequently witnessed domestic abuse viewed this as normal, and may resort to violence more willingly in order to resolve conflict, often mimicking the interactions they have observed. If children are abused by their parents, they may internalise belief and patterns of behaviour that could possibly lead to them abusing their own children. If children observe that parents hit each other, they may develop a greater predisposition towards abusing their spouse. For instance, a father who is a dominant role model to their children, grow up to watch their mother being physically and emotionally abused. However, the mother remains silent and endures the pain as the father installs fear and threats against her prompting her to put up with the violence/abuse. This perception can influence the children predominantly boys to think it's tolerable to be abusive to women, hence imitating and recreating the actions from what they witnessed during childhood, shaping them into a violent abuser themselves. Abusiveness and witnessing parental violence augurs the likelihood of not only the son's violence but also the daughters in their future …show more content…
The theory sets out to perceive that relationships are based on intended exchanges; each partner continues to offer the other with benefits as long as the other reciprocates comparable desires such as money, sex, love and so forth. Eventually the partner may use violence as a tactic to control their partner if the rewards of acting violent do no compensate. Abused women may comply with their partner’s desire to avoid being beaten. For that reason, they stay in an abusive relationship to evade possible threats by their partner. If compassion is presented by their typical abusive partner, this too reinforces the woman's behaviour. The abuser is easily able to manipulate the victim using certain tactics such as power, authority and violence. In which the victims are fragile and unable to escape the cruel situation, hence they are faced with the viciousness of complying with the forceful