Society teaches men to control their relationships with women. Violence or the threat of using it are ways that batterers achieve power and control over their female partners. Unchallenged, men who batter come to learn that violence is an acceptable and effective way to resolve problems.
- Men who batter come from all classes, races, religious, income and educational levels.
- Many batters are not violent in other relationships, such as at work or with friends.
- Many abusers have a rigid, traditional view of sex roles and parenting.
- Batters are more focused on their own needs than on the pain or fear that their violence causes their victims.
- The majority of men who batter are not mentally ill. Viewing batters as "sick" wrongly excuses them from taking responsibility for their actions.
- Alcoholism or drug abuse do not cause battering. Intoxication may only intensify an already existing violent behavior.
- Batterers characteristically deny the existence and severity of their violence. When confronted with their abusive behavior, they tend to blame their partner for provoking it or refuse to accept responsibility for it.
- Batterers will continue to abuse their female partners until society condemns their behavior and ensures immediate and serious consequences for their actions.
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