The family was poor and lived in a neighborhood of crime and violence.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

And whew! She's flying off the roof with anger, chasing him around the house trying to whip him with a wet towel, so on and so forth: a very dramatic scene again of powerlessness within the family, of being the victim of violence within the family.

噢！在房子里，祖母气急败坏地用湿毛巾追着打他，一会窜这儿，一会窜那儿：,这是理查在家里无能为力，再次成为家庭暴力受害者的又一典型案例。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The U.N.says they include loss of productivity and family income, as well as violence, security problems and traffic and workplace accidents.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23