Many people do not recognize themselves as abusers or victims because they may consider their experiences as family conflicts that got out of control. It may produce an intergenerational cycle of violence in children and other family members, who may feel that such violence is acceptable or condoned.
ĭomestic violence often occurs when the abuser believes that abuse is an entitlement, acceptable, justified, or unlikely to be reported. Due to social stigmas regarding male victimization, men who are victims of domestic violence face an increased likelihood of being overlooked by healthcare providers. Domestic violence is among the most underreported crimes worldwide for both men and women. Research has established that there exists a direct and significant correlation between a country's level of gender equality and rates of domestic violence, where countries with less gender equality experience higher rates of domestic violence. In some countries, domestic violence may be seen as justified or legally permitted, particularly in cases of actual or suspected infidelity on the part of the woman. They are also likelier than men to use intimate partner violence in self-defense. Globally, the victims of domestic violence are overwhelmingly women, and women tend to experience more severe forms of violence. Domestic murders include stoning, bride burning, honor killing, and dowry death (which sometimes involve non-cohabitating family members). It takes multiple forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, and sexual abuse, which can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and to violent physical abuse such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that results in disfigurement or death. In its broadest sense, domestic violence also involves violence against children, parents, or the elderly. Domestic violence is often used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and can take place in heterosexual or same-sex relationships or between former spouses or partners.
A purple ribbon is used to promote awareness of domestic violenceĭomestic violence (also named domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.
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