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Please help with the following sociology problem. Include at least 300 words in the solution.

Why do some victims of violence, such as wives, continue to stay in abusive situation? How may we deal with that?

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The following posting addresses a sociology problem. The solution is a concise discourse on family violence and the topic of continual abuse where wives chose to stay in an abusive relationship. Included are positions that might help deal with the problem. The explanation is given in 316 words.

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Problem: Why do some victims of violence, such as wives, continue to stay in abusive situation? How may we deal with that?

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People choose to stay for a variety of reasons, but the ones most common are having nowhere to go and no one to turn to, fear of abuser if they leave, fear of losing children to abuser in court if they leave, and thinking the abuser will change.

The last is more of a hope or excuses posed because of low self-esteem. The abused are often convinced by ...

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