Abuse in teen relationships is not that common or serious.
- Surveys show that violence is experienced in 28% of teen relationships.
- It is not just an adult problem.
- We have to be more aware of teens experiences.
Girls like the abuse or else they wouldn't put up with it.
- Girls stay in abusive relationships for many reasons.
- For adolescent girls there is a rigidity in conforming to female gender role expectations, specifically the expectation that her status depends on her attachment to a male.
Violence only happens between people who are poor or members of a minority.
- Abusive relationships occur among a11 classes, races, and cultural groups. An abusive relationship can happen to anyone.