Marriage and Domestic Violence Family violence has existed since the conception of the family unit. Women for hundreds of years were viewed as less than human, property, in place to serve at the pleasure of their husband. Woman who grew up in homes where their mothers were beaten or hit accepted it as their role as wife and most often married men who also abused them. Women in the early nineteen hundreds believed that being …showed first 75 words of 719 total…

…showed last 75 words of 719 total…the harassment to her supervisors and no action was taken. Although the cases above may seem extreme, the fact is that women often times have more to fear by leaving an abusive relationship than remaining in one. A strong support system and a “plan of protection” are the most recommendable ways to leave an abusive relationship. Despite the fact that abuse still occurs, women today have come a long way as compared to 20 years ago.