Breakthroughs Today

Each day we learn of things we previously could not have learned. And each thing we learn makes the world around us a more complicated reality to observe. The same is true with domestic violence. In a world that has not fully shred its masochistic roots, men had been stereotyped as the violent aggressor in homes. Our Breakthroughs article this week will change that. WHEN I first threw a glance at the research report, my eyes caught the word "terrorism." And my mind automatically asked what terrorism has to do with health. When I looked closer at the study by Denise Hines and Emily Douglas, published in Partner Abuse (Jan. 1, 2010), I realized it had nothing to do with Al-Quaida.The title was "A Closer Look at Men Who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women." The study involved 302 men who sought professional help for the abuse, the largest sample so far. Interestingly among the 212 men who indicated their occupation, 16 were in law enforcement (military,

There is a gender discrimination that most people are not aware of, or simply refuse to recognize: discrimination against battered men. Despite cultural modernism, people still hold the stereotype of dominating men and submissive women. And here's where the problem gets hidden for very, very long. RENOWNED TV comedian Bill Cosby said: “Any husband, who says, ‘My wife and I are completely equal partners,’ is talking about a law firm or a hand of bridge.”   Recent studies, however, tell of other things that men may not even talk about: violence from their partners. Although studies since 1974 indicate that women partners are as likely to physically and/or psychologically inflict violence on their men, even mental health researchers have the tendency to brush the issue off for many reasons.   First, it is assumed that men are... [ READ MORE ]   This article appears in SunStar Cebu newspaper on 9 November 2011.