Perceptions Of Victim's Gender: Physical Violence

Perceptions of Victim’s Gender Name Institution Perceptions of Victim’s Gender There are different perceptions when it comes to gender differences in terms of physical abuse. It is highly assumed that men are more of perpetrators than victims, yet there are as many men who are physically abused by women. A case of a male victim who suffered psychological and physical abuse from his wife was published in The Globe and Mail as one of the many cases of male victims who suffer in the hands of their spouses yet receive no or little support from the society (Bielski, 2017). Male victims of physical violence are perceived differently than women victims of the same, whereby female perpetrators are viewed to be defending themselves while male perpetrators are viewed as initiators of the violence (Roberto, McCann, & Brossoie, 2013). In the case of the male victim mentioned above, the perception was that he must have done something wrong to the perpetrator that’s why he was being abused (Bielski, 2017). Even the shelter he called asking for help did not think he was a victim, but rather, the perpetrator. In most cases, male victims are viewed as the ones respon...