Domestic violence which is rising in the most countries in around the world is “physical, sexual, psychological or financial violence that takes place within an intimate or family-type relationship and that forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behavior “ (Women’s Aid 2007). . It is reaching across national boundaries as well as cultural and socio-economic with more than 30% women around the world who experienced it (Can Tho university n. d.). Especially, in Viet Nam, a lots of people have been abused as a result it is becoming a strictly serious problem .In2013,“Assessment of the situation of women in the criminal justice system in Viet Nam “ admitted that 58% of women in Viet Nam experienced domestic violence during their lifetime (UNODC Everywhere).Moreover, there are 33904 domestic violence's situations with 1739 old people, 12699 women and …show more content…
Firstly, it is going up awareness of citizens about equality between male and female. If the awareness rises, the male will not misunderstand and think they have a pillar role in the family and the right to abuse their wives. The next one is breaking the silence. Although domestic violence is universal, the problem is much hidden because of stigma and shame causing women to keep silent. This lets it not be known, which makes government not be able to prevent and decline it. As a result, if women are not silent, domestic violence will be decreased and women should understand that keeping silence is dying (Asialife 2013). Finally, it is giving a number of punishments to abusers the punishments will make them be fear and not abuse the partners. At the same time, the protection victims from abusers and financial assistance of other forms of social services should be given. It helps victims have enough brave to deal with domestic violence and abusers (Payne and Wermeling
This can help to prevent further violence by removing the abuser from the situation and sending a clear message that domestic violence will not be
Home. A place where someone can feel safe, a place where someone will be able to unwind, relax, and relish the rest of their day. On the other hand, home is a place where someone dreads to go, a place where they’re petrified of what their significant other or their family member will do to them next. Routinely, they’re scared to feel the stinging sensation on their cheek, or scared to hear the harsh words spit out of someone’s mouth, or even be forced to do something that they don’t want to do. Women, children and even some men are held prisoners to someone they thought they loved.
Today violence against women is an uncontrollable phenomenon, which is a direct result of the rapid urbanization, industrialization and structural adjustment programs which are changing the socio-economic scenario of our country. "Violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women" (United Nations Declaration1993) Domestic violence has attracted much attention of the sociologists in India since the decades of 1980s. Violence affects the lives of millions of women, worldwide, in all socio- economic and educational classes. It cuts across cultural and religious barriers, threatening the right of women to participate fully in society.
As 2013 Statistics Canada reports, only about 24% of women – victims of abuse reported partner violence to the police (Statistics Canada 2013). There are many reason why women are not reporting abuse. I, in particular, remember myself hoping that it is temporary and the things will improve. Also, I felt guilty that I could not safe our relationship.
“Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” - Charlotte Bunch. Domestic abuse is a hostile dispute involving the use of violence among household or family members. It is a universal phenomenon that occurs in all races, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, occupations, and genders (“What is Domestic Violence?”).
A Definition of Justice Equality is the well-known problem faced by women. It is the issue of how women have been treated differently from men who act as if they have a higher social position. Besides the equality issue, there is another problem faced by many women: mental abuse at home. The husbands are not literally abuse their wife, but how they act have made their wives live in agony. Subsequently, when the women as the oppressed party who have been treated unequally cannot demand such abuse to be punished since it is not written in man’s law, they will seek their own justice.
To better understand the cause of intimate violence will help to come up will help come up with a better solution on solving this problem. There are various theories that have come up to explain the main causes of domestic violence, some include; learned helplessness theory, Intergenerational Transmission Theory, Social–Psychological Model and the feminist theory. All of these theories have tried to illustrate the causes of domestic violence. In this paper, I will target my writing on the feminist theory where it emphasizes power and gender inequalities in relationships. The theory focuses on how societal messages that makes it alright for a male to use aggression and violence, and the gender roles that dictate how women and men should act in their relationships
Is it possible to reach a community that maintains the issue of domestic violence as an unmentionable truth; what prevention methods could benefit these
416 & Davies 2008,p. 257). Another important aspect of domestic violence that lacks attention is its dynamics thus there needs to be more training as all levels of the education system as this is where most of the socialisation peaks, as education is a proactive way of reducing risk rather than arresting which is reactive ( Davies 2008,
Social work practitioners are involved and aware of all social justice issues in the world today. Domestic Violence is just one major social justice issue which has become more prominent in the world. According to Royal College of Nursing (2013), domestic violence is an incident involving controlling and violent behaviour between intimate partners and/or family members. It also involves physical and emotional abuse. A practitioner working in the field of domestic violence can apply different theories in order to present the best possible outcome for the service user.
When we think of the Vietnam War, we bring to mind countless images of men in uniform and recall stories of the men who fought and lost their lives during the war. What most people don't realize is that women also played a crucial role in this war and had been making their own contributions for several decades. The great majority of the military women who served in Vietnam were nurses. All were volunteers, and they ranged from recent college graduates in their early 20s to seasoned career women in their 40s.
I strongly believe that there should be tougher law enforcement to protect against domestic violence. No one should experience or be exposed to domestic violence for it; affects family life’ increase the crime rate in countries, and it affects one’s body and mind. Firstly, domestic violence causes a number of effects on family life, it affects how family members relate to one another because they will not feel the appropriate
Ending Domestic Violence Domestic violence has existed in our country since the beginning of time. It is only in recent history that we have started to acknowledge that it is a widespread problem and start to get victims the help they need. In fact, 1 in 4 women experience intimate partner violence. Our culture has started to realize that we need to break the cycle of domestic violence.
Domestic Violence Problem Migdalia Villanueva Kaplan University CJ-333 Domestic violence is a crime that is faced in not only America but other countries across the globe. The overall purpose of this study is to show the impact domestic violence will not only have on the American society but also in other countries, I choose to look at the countries of Canada, Australia, England and Saudi Arabia The first pages of the essay illustrate the problems which have been faced in America because of the high increase in domestic violence rates. As portrayed in the essay, there are several problems which will be similar to the ones which encountered in the different countries that will be mentioned in the essay.
I will look at how it affects the women and whether can it be brought to an end by looking at what other authors say about this issue. I believe that there is no problem without a solution; I will therefore come up with possible solution that will end this issue. 1.5 Outline of arguments 1.5.1 Forgiveness I believe that if men can learn to forgive themselves and those who have wronged them, then women abuse will come to an end; since anger is one of the factors contributing to women abuse. Forgiveness solves everything and unloads the burden that you are carrying.