scholarly journals Domestic Violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekta Soni ◽  
Dr Rakesh Kumar Behmani
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Sociological Factors ◽  
Need For Power ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
And Control

Domestic violence is a major area of concern when it comes to issues of women. Domestic violence is a form of violence by a person to hurt one’s spouse or partner either physically, psychologically or sexually. Though its outcomes are primarily related to physical health, but its causes and secondary outcomes are psychological as well as sociological. This review paper focuses on psychological causes and outcomes of domestic violence underlined in previous studies. Need for power and control, low self esteem, personality traits, gender role stereotypes, patriarchal beliefs, gap in spousal education and employment, marital maladjustment, alcohol consumption by husband, unemployment, attitudes towards women are some of the socio-psychological factors leading to domestic violence. Outcomes of domestic violence are equally harmful for women and their children. It has been noted that women who face domestic violence are at greater risk for mental health disorders. Education and higher socio-economic status of husband and wife are protective factors against domestic violence to some extent. Some recent research has also focused on domestic violence against men and domestic violence in same gender relationships, but there are a very few studies emphasizing on these two issues in India. It can be concluded that domestic violence is leaded by many interlinked psychological and sociological factors and its outcomes are dangerous for the victims.

Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-81
Author(s):  
Karen A. Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
And Control

Deconstructing the “Power and Control Motive”: Moving Beyond a Unidimensional View of Power in Domestic Violence Theory

Partner Abuse ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly M. Wagers
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Persistent Problem ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Power Motive ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
And Control ◽  
Sense Of Power

Despite the increased social recognition, law and policy changes within the criminal justice system, and the widespread use of court mandated batterer intervention programs (BIPs) domestic violence continues to be a persistent problem. The lack of significant decline in incidence rates along with a growing body of empirical evidence that indicates BIPs are, at best, only moderately effective raises serious concern. Effective policies and programs should be based on empirically tested theory. The assertion “the batterer’s motive is power and control” has become fundamental to many of the currently used BIPs and accepted mainstream theoretical explanations regarding domestic violence. However, the domestic violence literature has not yet advanced any specific conceptualizations of power, it has not produced a theoretical model of power that articulates why or how power specifically acts as a motive for a batterer, nor has it empirically tested this fundamental assertion. The main goal of this article is to take a step toward addressing this gap and advance our current understanding of an individual’s sense of power and control as a motive for using violence against an intimate partner. Specifically, it will review the pertinent literature regarding power and domestic violence, propose a new theoretical construct calledinternal power, and discuss internal power’s application to understanding a batterer’s “power motive.”

PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A PRACTICAL DIMENSION

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Litvinova ◽  
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Olesia Dubovych ◽  
Liubov Sheptytska ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
State Register ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Social Difficulties ◽  
And Control ◽  
Social Support Systems

The article is devoted to the study of practical aspects of protection of victims of domestic violence in Ukraine. Domestic violence is understood as a pattern of behavior between people in any relationship that is used to gain or retain power and control over the person with whom they are in a personal relationship. Victims of domestic violence can be members of a couple, as well as a child or other relative or any other family member. The COVID-19 pandemic has been shown to have a significant impact on the spread of the threat of domestic violence. Isolation can identify or exacerbate vulnerabilities due to the lack of established social support systems, reduced economic well-being of families, and psychological and social difficulties. In general, pandemic restrictions have made life difficult for victims of domestic violence. A systematic analysis of guarantees for the protection of victims of domestic violence made it possible to identify the following positive reforms: strengthening regulation; intensification of public authorities' functioning in the field of combating and preventing domestic violence; strengthening of methodological, explanatory and informational activities, which has a dual focus: the legal awareness of victims is intensified and the professionalism of specialized bodies is increased; coordination of system coordination of public and state sphere in the researched sphere. However, the analysis of statistical reports, court decisions, monitoring of public organizations, scientific works of experts indicate that there are a number of problems in the field of protection of victims of domestic violence, so the authors propose a set of measures to help solve the problem. These include: ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention); measures to increase the level of legal awareness and legal culture; the need to improve the skills of police officers in the preparation of administrative materials; changes in established case law on the elimination of ineffective penalties; implementation of positive practice of foreign countries on the implementation of re-education programs for offenders by court decision; maintaining the Unified State Register of Cases of Domestic Violence.

Family Mediation in Child Custody Cases and the Concealment of Domestic Violence

Affilia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariachiara Feresin ◽  
Natalina Folla ◽  
Simon Lapierre ◽  
Patrizia Romito
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Child Custody ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Parental Couple ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
And Control

While mediation is commonly used in custody negotiation, there is no consensus regarding its applicability in domestic violence cases. The aim of this qualitative study in Italy was to explore the role of family mediation in the management of child custody in cases involving domestic violence. Semistructured interviews were conducted with lawyers ( N = 5), social workers ( N = 15), and abused women who had separated from their children’s fathers ( N = 13). Legal documents were also analyzed. The results showed that violence against women and children had often been concealed during mediation, as the professionals involved had failed to detect domestic violence or had labeled it as conflicts. Moreover, the “parental couple” had been dissociated from the “marital couple,” and the responsibility for the abuse had been attributed to both parents. As a result, women and children had been blamed and had experienced secondary victimization, while the perpetrators’ patterns of power and control had continued. The results also revealed that those professionals had not known about and had not applied the Istanbul Convention, which provides guidelines to ensure women’s and children’s safety. Recommendations highlight the need to account for the complexity of domestic violence cases, to hold perpetrators responsible for the abuse, and to support the victims.

Discourses by Didis of Community Kitchens: A Case on Women Empowerment

2021 ◽  
pp. 227797792110156
Author(s):  
Madhuri Mahato ◽  
Julie Vardhan
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Community Kitchens ◽  
And Control

Women empowerment and its importance have often been at the centre of debate especially in India. This concept is slowly moving beyond the theory and notions of discussions and manifesting even at the level of village clusters with adequate interventions from the policymakers. Despite the socio-cultural restrictions, the conspicuous role played by women at the household and community levels remains undeniable. This case study, through the concept of community kitchens, ideally captures the scenario in which Didis have become empowered and are able to add value to their family and community. Through a qualitative analysis it was found that the major themes associated with empowerment are community, decisions, family and values thus showcasing the economic and social implications. Research Questions/Objectives Can the concept of women empowerment be de-urbanized? Do women through formalized initiatives feel empowered and experience heightened self-esteem? Can the setting up of micro-entrepreneurial ventures at the village level provide an impetus to alter the existing social structures and power inequalities? Links to Theory: Women Empowerment, group approach and power, self-esteem Phenomenon Studied and Case Context: The Didis of the community kitchen were members registered as self-help groups with the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society. These community kitchens or Ajeevika Didi kitchens were essentially started and implemented during the COVID pandemic period in a five-phase manner for a period of 3 months from April to June 2020. There were around 450 women who got associated in running these community kitchens. The discourses by these Didis on their association with the micro-entrepreneurial venture and their feelings of empowerment are portrayed in the case. Findings: Semi-structured interviews for the sample respondents were conducted and then auto-coded themes, namely, community, decisions, family and values were obtained using the NVivo software. The sentiment analysis of the transcribed interview conversations revealed more of positive sentiments that were centred around the belief that such micro-entrepreneurial opportunities can largely improve their lives and ease out the inequalities that are experienced by them on the power and control fronts. On an overall basis it was observed that when the financial and psychological aspirations were met, fulfilment and satisfaction were the primary outcomes for the study participants. Discussions: The present case is aimed for discussion in the entrepreneurship classes of management, especially related to social entrepreneurship, women empowerment and contribution of women to the economy and society. The case highlights that woman’s contribution towards the society and family could be impacted through a woman’s own sense of self-worth and self-esteem. This case highlights further that micro-enterprises that are community level are both a social and economic phenomenon, manifesting benefits for the individual as well as the society.

scholarly journals Animal Cruelty and Intimate Partner Homicide in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-206
Author(s):  
Afra S. Alshiban Afra S. Alshiban
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Edgar Allan Poe ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Need For Power ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Reign Of Terror ◽  
And Control ◽  
Cruelty To Animals

The relation between animal maltreatment and interpersonal violence has long been of interest to developmental psychologists, psychiatrists, law enforcement officials, criminologists, and others from related disciplines who concluded that the motivation behind these atrocities is a deep-seated need for power and control that stems from inadequacy. The culprit begins by practising on animals, before graduating to humans, mainly women. In 1843, Edgar Allan Poe saw the potential significance of cruelty to animals as a precursor to future violence against humans and brought it to life through his short story "The Black Cat." The narrator begins his reign of terror by practising on cats (women stand-ins) until he summons enough courage to murder the real source of his misery—his spouse. The story is artistically coherent if understood in terms of cruelty to animals as an unfavourable prognostic sign characteristic of those who will kill. Until now, animal cruelty in Poe’s tale received relatively little attention from literary critics. To date, no inquiry has put forward a theory regarding the abuse of animals and its relation to homicide. Hence, this study proposes to look into this disturbing phenomenon and to complement the Poe scholarship.

scholarly journals Practices of Domestic Violence in Pakistan: An Islamic Perspective

rahatulquloob ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Zainab Sadiq ◽  
Dr. Abu Sufyan Qazi Furqan Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Legal Structure ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Back Ground ◽  
Dangerous Place ◽  
Honour Killing ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
And Control

Violence against women is an important global phenomenon. In Pakistan like other developing countries, women particularly become target of domestic violence. Frequent media reports of violence perpetrated against Pakistani women creates an image of the country as a dangerous place for women to live in. Even though Islam is the official religion of the country, its provisions of justice and equality to protect Muslim women from the domestic tyranny remain ineffective. The prime reason behind this prevalence of violence in the country is the influence of patriarchal norms over the domestic and socio-legal structure of the Pakistani society. Consequently, patriarchal abusive power and control over the lives of women result in the prevalence of varied practices and forms of female domestic violence in the country. However, majority of these victims live in the rural areas of the country where lack of education and resources facilitates the rule of oppre-ssive patriarchal norms and values remotely distant from the teachings of Islam. Among the most popular forms of domestic violence practiced there, honour killing and Vani/ Swara are on the higher scale faced by the females. Honour killing is a form of murder which is committed in order to restore the lost dignity of the aggrieved family. Whereas, Vani/Sarawa is a kind of forced marriage where a female member of the accused family is given to the victim party in order to settle the disputes. Considering the Islamic justifications offered by some Muslim scholars in defense of these two types of violence, the present study challenges the misinterpretation of Quranic verses and Hadith to legitimatize these anti-Islamic practices devised to oppress women. This is done by examining the issue of Honour Killing and Vani (Sawara) through their meaning and historical back ground in the country. Concluding this paper clarifies that Islam condemns killing of mankind and forbids female victimization and the assumed notion of Honor killing and Vani.

scholarly journals Some Aspects of Research on Interpersonal Relationships and Motivations of Healthcare Professionals

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-18
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Modern Theory ◽  
Need For Power ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Productive Area ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
And Control

The modern theory and practice of medicine, as well as a number of other edological (helping) disciplines and practices, have been supplemented by a very productive area called “evidence-based medicine”. Its occurrence is associated with a large number of bioethical problems, including the problem of the conflict of interests between a doctor and a patient. A conflict of interest is born as a result of conflicting motives of relationships and interactions between the activities of a medical worker. The contradiction of interests and motives of activity is manifested in the phenomena of professional psychological burnout and professional deformations. The article highlights the main motives contributing to the conflict of interest, as well as ways of preventing and correcting conflicts of interest in connection with the implementation of these motives. Among the main motives, one can name the motives associated with the unresolved personal and interpersonal problems of a specialist: his need for power and control, for confirmation and for belonging

scholarly journals Coping strategies used in domestic violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-272
Author(s):  
Shilpa Rathore ◽  
Sneha Jain
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Age Range ◽  
And Control

Domestic violence is serious problem all around the world. Domestic violence is as old as the society is. It is used to establish power and control over a partner in an intimate relationship through a pattern of coercive behaviour in terms of physical, verbal, sexual, emotional, or economic within our homes. It may be frequent or infrequent, severe or subtle. Present study was carried out in order to find out the of coping strategies used by women in Domestic Violence. The sample was comprised with 240 women in age range of 24-40 years were selected from district Udaipur (Rajasthan). Coping Strategies of domestic violence scale was developed to see the strategies which were selected at the time of violence. Tool was standardized by the investigator through calculated validity and reliability. The data obtained were formulated in the light of objectives set for the present investigation. Percentage was calculated for each part. The research finding also indicates that women were less coping strategies.

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