Lets talk about it.

[emeraldkity4]

<p>Since it is apparently OK to discuss the unacceptable aspects of a culture- as shown in the " gay men in parked cars", thread- and what motivation is behind that, Id like to bring up a topic that I think is even more serious.</p>

<p>Why are Black and Hispanic couples more violent?</p>

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Survey research from the past 25 years indicates that approximately one in five couples has experienced an episode of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the preceding year. A study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research has found that black and Hispanic couples are two to three times more likely to report male-to-female and female-to-male partner violence than white couples, even after statistically controlling for socio-demographic and psychosocial variables, including alcohol consumption.

<a href=“http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030815002742_health_news.shtml[/url]”>http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20030815002742_health_news.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.abanet.org/domviol/statistics.html[/url]”>http://www.abanet.org/domviol/statistics.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.dvinstitute.org/conferences/march2007/no.htm[/url]”>http://www.dvinstitute.org/conferences/march2007/no.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I agree with WHO that domestic violence needs to be treated as a health issue, when violence is in the home, is it any wonder it is seen as a way to solve conflicts on the sidewalk?</p>

[MomOFour]

<p>The self reporting rate of whites is at 10% and at 20% for blacks and hispanics. Considering that white Americans hold a majority that means there are epidemic numbers of violent white Americans taking it to the streets. Was that your point?</p>

[younghoss]

<p>I think mom4 misunderstood the article posted by emky. If the numbers provided are to be believed, of the 20% of the population that experiences IPV, a far greater % of those are non-white than in our nation’s population. One would expect that if our nation is about 75% white, then those reporting IPV would be about 75% white. Not so, according to the article. It is true whites here hold a majority, but according to the article, in the black/hispanic community this problem occurs 2 to 3 times more often than in the white community. That would show a large, disproportionate number of violence in the black/hispanic community.<br>
I repeat, that is if the numbers provided are to be believed. I make no judgment on that.</p>