What causes domestic violence?

hi,Not only in India,you take any part of the world,the reasons are similar,basically. Too much variation in wealth[Richness vs Poverty] among public in a certain area..... Struggle to settle down or struggle to dominate over the others in the society etc.,feelings among people... Geographically backward area [Drought prone area..Forest area..] These are some of the reasons,may be so many according to the local situations.. All the best AND HAVE A NICE TIME.

Hello sweetie. The day when men start to realize that women ain't there punching bags anymore? Not likely though. I don't think this will ever stop. Wish those women can beat up the men for once. Then this might end. TATA.

You know friend. There is no specific reasons where that violence coming from. It is in the part of a person or depending on the person educational background. Because most of the people doing so are in no means of education... Maybe the law your referring to is weak and not established to protect the right of women in your country... If the law is clear and enforce without any doubt. it maybe a protection against women violence...because your country is a country which having different culture...

Yes it is a matter for concern.This kind of mind set where womens are also accept violence as you said are because of illiteracy.People should make their children educate.I mean education is must to balance the society.Thats it nothing else.No other thing is required at that part of the world.

Oh how terrible this rising problem, as it is also risen here in the US. Just my assumption but the person committing the violence against their spouse also came from broken, and abusive homes themselves therefore they are raised with the idea that this is not wrong. Then there are those that simply are abusive by nature, where as life stresses are carried over into violence and the spouse being the one in the forefront at the moment leads them to release and cause so much havoc the way they do. So not right. Some of the women are also from broken and abusive backgrounds where as they too feel that this is the way life should be and while some love their spouses dearly have absolutely no idea on how to live without their partner, and sometimes they feel they can change them or something is wrong with them. Which all boils down, again in my opinion to low self esteem and or confidence. I state my opinions solely based on my past and all the friction I was made to feel. Some like me at some point finally develop the courage to let go, while others perhaps are way too afraid and feel they have no allies from escaping this form of life.

Hello, So depressing! The percentage shows that it became a norm to that certain community and it is quiet hard to intervene and impose things there which we think the right way. Domestic violence has many factors and forms. It is not just on the physical level but the worst is on the psychological one. Husbands resulting to beating their wives when crisis felt in the family. Crisis in terms of finances due to unemployment , uncertainty, unsecured job which results to loosing of self confidence especially on the male side. Mostly financial incapacity of the family triggered such buried behavior . The reason behind the aggression of a male which most husband hardly accept what they did is the kind of upbringing they had and the experiences they had in their lives. It manifest unnoticeably when emotionally disturb or bothered. Here in my country we have a very strong law protecting women's right and it is being feared by men and husband.The RA 9262 - Anti-Violence Against Women. Many organization came out in protecting women and children who are suffering from domestic violence for humanitarian purposes and share the meaning and fulfillment of life existence. May the message of the son of God born in a manger instill in our heart. Merry Christmas!!

Well, domestic violence is the result of a lot of things. Even people who have money can be violent people. It has more to do with how you are raised and taught to treat people. I have known many men who were well off and who weren't, both types were abusive, and it all had to do with how they were brought up as children, and what kind of memories they repressed.

I actually tend to think that domestic violence is a problem that you could face anywhere in the world. I think that the reason that it occurs is because of the circumstances that people faced when they were children. If people grow up in a household where they experience one parent abusing another parent then they are more likely to carry on that same kind of behavior in their own lives. That said, I don't know that there is really anything that can be done to stop the violence except to have better education.

There are far too many reasons. The stress of life in general getting to the people the most way. One or more of the people married having grown up in a house that has had domestic violence is another thing as well. I hate to say this, but if someone's parents fought a lot or worse, that is going to have some drastic mental effects on even the most rational minded person and it is just going to lead to bad times all around. Still there are far too many factors and it is just no easy thing to explain.

Domestic violence should never be allowed in the first place and women are not there to be beaten up by the man they loved! Woman should stand up for their rights, and they should not suffer in silence. There should be a woman activist in the government sector to protect the rights of women. If not, there's nothing much the government can do when it's all man in there.

xactly i dont know about the domestic violation. so sorry for the inconvenience.

I know a couple of women who are subjected to domestic violence . It is both verbally and physically. But i don't think the root cause is culture , it is indeed a bad upbringing of the male child. In such households the abuser needs to be treated by a good psychiatrist as this is anti social behaviour. We as individuals should try to help the victims of domestic violence.

The root of this behaviour lies in people being taught to respect everyone who is elder than them in age. "Whatever elders say, you need to accept and learn and not fight back as that is a mark of disrespect for them.". Uusually in India, parents see to it that husband is older than wife by a few years while marriage.So, wife is always instructed to listen and respect the husband. If husband beats up wife or children, it is said " he is teaching them the right way otherwise they will be spoiled, he is teaching them discipline." Wife also starts believing the same thing and continues the same abusive behaviour with her children. Children also learn it and continue when they start their family. It is hard and will take a lot of awareness and effort to break this abusive cycle. The main problem in this is, the person who is actually illtreating people younger than him is actually using them to let go of his frustration, they are just his dummydolls to let go off his daily stress.

Well one thing to remember is that anyone male or female can be the aggressor. I for one dont agree or support domestic violence. I have Personally dealt through that, and I have always been the aggresor, unfortunately. Anywho other racial views is , like you said, part of why men in India treat their females like they do. Along with religious views. I don't think that their is a possible way to change the minds of those who are already inttached with those beliefs, unless you preach or confront them about a situation. Even so they will continue if the partner insist on continuing with the relationship. It's kind of like keeping the fire going, you can't burn it out unless you do something about it.

For me if they get unfair of treatment to the customer.

You are right in saying that our laws seem to be inept in putting a stop to domestic violence against women and children although there are efforts. In part, the problem is cultural since women are expected to stay at home and look after children and do household chores while the husband is considered the breadwinner. Which leads to another cause of domestice violence...dependency of women economically, emotionally, and psychologicall. They don't have income of their own so they depend on the husbands for their most basic needs and that of the children. Women are also hooked on the tradition that since childhood that the role of women is to stick to the husbands no matter what. There are cases where after getting off from a violent marital relationship, they would readily go back when promised of change...although this remains a promise. Sad really. Vomen victims here are educated to the realities of domestic violence and are given psychological care even protection. Small efforts but step nonetheless. Your post show your concern getbiswa. Greetings for the new year.

Actually around the world domestic violence are ramphant and some are isolated. One of cause of such situation couple does not know the real meaning of marriage, family life and true relationship. So that government may put some educational seminar about. see you around

I believe it also has a lot to do with values and beliefs of a culture. A couple of centuries ago is was 'okay' to 'punish' a wife in Europe and America. The medieval times it was pretty much expected that a man keep his 'wife in line'. Women were treated rarely better than slaves. Times have evolved since then, of course, but there are still some other countries and cultures that belive that the male is the dominant gender and therefore needs to keep control of his household. As for 'fixing it' I think it won't begin to happen until more women in that culture fight against it because they 'believe' that the system is wrong.