Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
Intimate Partner Violence against Women
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Abstract Intimate partner violence against women in homes is an issue of global concern, but in many cultures this kind of violence has been an acceptable fact of life. In recent years, it has been viewed as a criminal challenge. However, in many societies such as the African society, it is still culturally acceptable and it is presumed that most African women still endure this type of violence in their various homes and during courtship. Intimate partner violence is an intentional and persistent abuse of anyone in the home, in a way that causes pain, distress or injury. It could be physical, emotional, sexual, economical, spiritual, neglect or psychological abuse of a partner in a (past) relationship or marriage. Thus, women are mostly abused by their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends, or ex-boyfriends. Violence against women is widely sanctioned as a form of instilling discipline in women who are regarded to be prone to indiscipline and which must be curbed, especially when women are economically dependent on men. These acts involve all races and ages, but it is majorly common among black women and divorced women with children in the homes. This violence causes a severe threat to women’s lives, such as mental and physical health problems. Intimate partner violence comprises of physical, sexual and emotional abuse against women (Sapiro, 1999).Also, women are victimized by an angry and controlling men who makes it mandatory for their wives to submit to their authority at all costs. This analysis would give an account of how these acts of violence against women originate and how they hinder the ability of women to exercise their rights, devaluing their personal ideas and beliefs. Additionally, it accounts on how their public and private life is largely altered by violence or the threat of violence to many of these women, preventing them from freely and wholly contributing to the
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Abstract Intimate partner violence against women in homes is an issue of global concern, but in many cultures this kind of violence has been an acceptable fact of life. In recent years, it has been viewed as a criminal challenge. However, in many societies such as the African society, it is still culturally acceptable and it is presumed that most African women still endure this type of violence in their various homes and during courtship. Intimate partner violence is an intentional and persistent abuse of anyone in the home, in a way that causes pain, distress or injury. It could be physical, emotional, sexual, economical, spiritual, neglect or psychological abuse of a partner in a (past) relationship or marriage. Thus, women are mostly abused by their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends, or ex-boyfriends. Violence against women is widely sanctioned as a form of instilling discipline in women who are regarded to be prone to indiscipline and which must be curbed, especially when women are economically dependent on men. These acts involve all races and ages, but it is majorly common among black women and divorced women with children in the homes. This violence causes a severe threat to women’s lives, such as mental and physical health problems. Intimate partner violence comprises of physical, sexual and emotional abuse against women (Sapiro, 1999).Also, women are victimized by an angry and controlling men who makes it mandatory for their wives to submit to their authority at all costs. This analysis would give an account of how these acts of violence against women originate and how they hinder the ability of women to exercise their rights, devaluing their personal ideas and beliefs. Additionally, it accounts on how their public and private life is largely altered by violence or the threat of violence to many of these women, preventing them from freely and wholly contributing to the
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