Have you ever been hanging around with "the guys" and find yourself thinking, "Man, how do they do that?" or "He can do/beat/solve anything." Then next thing you know all of them are bashing each other, physically AND verbally, and then what? LAUGHTER? What? How does that work? If girls got into it like that somebody wouldn't be talking to someone else for a week. Are guys just immune to that kind of stuff?NO. Absolutely not. The truth is, though percentage-wise more females are victims of abuse than males, men are often the subject to the same verbal, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse as women. So, why are the stats so variant?
There are many reasons for women to be far out waying the men:
- Pride
- They can just take it
- Embarassment
- Underreported
- General population's idea that "only women" are victims of abuse
- and many many more
What do you think? Do you know anyone that is a victim?...a MALE victim...
For more information see the following references:
University of New Hampshire, “Men are More Likely Than Women to Be Victims in Dating Violence, UNH Expert Says.” http://www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2006/may/em_060519male.cfm?type=n
Journal of Adolescent Health, “Gender Differences in Dating Aggression Among Multiethnic High School Students” (5/08).http://www.jahonline.org/article/PIIS1054139X07004351/abstract
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