Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Research Proposal

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One group will consist of those with childhood abuse experience while the other group will consist of respondents who do not have childhood abuse experience. This grouping is done to achieve the objective of assessing whether respondents with abusive histories really posses a starkly different view of the family. Both groups shall consist of male and female adults, aged 26-55 years old. For the purpose for this research, those belonging to the abused groups will be those have experienced childhood sexual and/or physical abuse.

Research Protocol

In terms of the research ethics, the respondents will be assured of their anonymity through verbal and written means. Before the start of the interview, the author will present to them a letter assuring them that all the information that they will be disclosing will solely be used for academic purposes. They will also be asked to choose a name or alias that will instead be used in citing them during the data presentation.

VI. Conclusion

The increasing rate of people experiencing domestic violence, particularly child abuse, has been particularly alarming. Hence, this proposal aims to further analyze the family dynamics that involve the reversal of the supposedly nurturing function of the family. Literature has shown that domestic violence is a multi-faced concept which can take on different forms. This work tackled the definition of domestic violence as well as the many different forms it can take on. We have also seen the effects of domestic violence to women and children. To make this work more manageable, the author has decided to focus on one particular aspect of domestic violence, i.e. childhood abuse. After providing a glimpse of childhood abuse, it has been hypothesized that a radical transformation of the abused person's concept of family has taken place. Moreover, feelings of anger and resentment still linger even after a long time has already passed. It is also hypothesized that childhood abuse has significant effects on the person. The author proposes to test these hypotheses via a vivid understanding, exploration, and thorough discussion of this rather sensitive experience through the technique of in-depth interviewing.
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