Encourages Healthy Communication About Sexual Assault, By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Domestic violence and sexual assault in the Latino community is a major issue however, depictions of these issues are sometimes incomplete. The news article “Decimos No Más Encourages Healthy Communication About Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence” by Nicole Akoukou Thompson, depicts some of the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault within Latino community, specifically in the U.S. Still, these depictions are incomplete since they do not go in depth as to the main reasons behind why sexual violence and assault occurs and often accepted in the Latino community. It also does not include the different perspective in the article to understand different point of views on this issue. For a more complex picture of domestic violence/interpersonal

Their intentions are to discuss healthy sexual behaviors, consent and domestic violence with the young generation so that they are able to act responsibly. They help assists and encourage Latino parents to speak to their children about domestic violence and sexual assult by preparing bilingual resources, helpful conversation starters, and tools and tips.

The article touches base on many interesting points about domestic violence and sexual assault within the Latino community in the U.S. According to the article, 1 in 3 U.S. Latino women experienced domestic violence throughout their life. They also speak about how many Latinos know someone who is a victim of sexual assault which was about twenty-eight percent and more than half knew about a domestic violence victim. The author also discussed some of the contributing factors that lead to domestic violence and sexual assault, some of which are drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and lack of respect for the opposite

Asencio provides important details and facts about domestic violence and sexual assault within the Latino community in the U.S. However, the anthropological article goes into depth in understanding the reasons and central ideas that allow domestic violence and sexual assault to continue as opposed to the newspaper article that skims over the subject. Through both the articles we are able to obtain insight on domestic violence and sexual assault within the Latino community in the U.S. But the anthropological article was able to provide much more information on this issue. While the news article focused on a campaign to prevent domestic violence/ sexual assault within the Latino community, the anthropological article went more in depth on this matter providing personal interviews/insights, important terms, indetifying the gender-based social structures within this community, and critiques on how programs can work better by understanding the Latino