DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic Violence against Women

Abstract

Since the late 1970s, attention paid to domestic violence has increased exponentially. It is now one of the types of victimization garnering the most policy and research attention. Initially, domestic violence was defined narrowly as physical violence perpetrated by husbands against their wives. This definition has evolved in the last 30 years as people have come to realize that violence exists in all kinds of relationships. Here, domestic violence is defined broadly as abuse perpetrated against women. This entry details how common domestic violence is, the kinds of abuse victims experience, risk factors for abuse, and how abuse impacts victims, and the community.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion and Analysis1

Effect on Society1

Effects of Violence against Women2

Contribution of Abusive Relationship to Domestic Violence against Women2

Responses to Violence against Women3

Women's Movement against Domestic Violence3

Conclusion4

Domestic violence against Women

Introduction

The most common form of violence, which prevails in, every society in the world, is Domestic violence. It shows the instability and gender relations between men and women based on the institution of marriage. Most recently it has become a significant issue which has grabbed the attention of general, political and highbrow audience. At the social level, it involves ideological beliefs and institutional policies and practices. At the individual level, it involves personal attitudes and prejudices as well as individual behavior and conventions of daily life.

Discussion and Analysis

Effect on Society

Domestic violence is an abuse which manifests itself when a spouse or a family member violates another physically or psychologically. The term domestic violence is typically used for violence between husband and wife but also encompasses live-in relationships and other members of families who live together. Domestic violence is synonymous with domestic abuse. Domestic violence is common all over the world in all cultures, classes and ages. Violence can take place between men and women, people of the same sex or people of different ages like between the child and adult, elderly and youth and vice versa. Domestic violence can occur in many forms and take many dimensions. It can be physical, sexual, social, psychological or economical. Also, mental pressures amongst men give rise to such issues and further the children at home, get affected. (Edleson, Renzetti ¸ 2000)

Effects of Violence against Women

Violence against women is recognized as a significant public health issue throughout the world. Violence against women related health care costs estimated to reach $4.1 billion per year in the United States and according ...