Common thinking is that domestic violence is a misfortune that befalls the lower class. We hear about them more, we see more of them, we have public services to care for their needs...but that doesn't make them in the majority when it comes to domestic abuse.
I would venture to say that we are looking at a relative representation of the population; not a socio-economic indicator of domestic abuse.
Would you know a battered queen if you saw one? Moreover, would you recognize yourself as one if that were indeed the case?
Read Dr. King's entire article Affluent Spousal Abuse - Battered Queens: When the Rich Are Entangled in Abusive Relationships
Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D., our official Abusive Relationships Expert
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