Domestic violence is an issue that affects all societies across the world. Whether it is physical or emotional, there are systematic effects that are felt by the victim family. The essence of family is for people to stay together in peace and support each other regardless of the situation at hand.
However, cases of domestic violence are bound to happen when there are consistent disagreements between the individual family members. The main challenge of the issue of domestic violence and abusive men who are the major perpetrators is that it is often overlooked, denied, or excused, yet it can happen to anyone. More specifically, if the issue is psychological rather than physical, most people might not be keen on the damaging effects it may have to the individual families. The ability to notice and acknowledge the simple signs and effects of an abusive relationship is considered as the first step to ending it.
General worldwide facts and figures:
Based on the National Domestic Violence Hotline website, it is indicated that an average of 24 people in each nation across the world are victims of domestic violence. The various cases of domestic violence reported include physical violence, stalking by the male intimate partner; rape which is considered as unwilling sexual advances by the male partner, and any other forms of discrimination. In the United States of America, an approximate of 12 million women are vulnerable to cases of domestic violence on an annual basis(Bishop, 2016). From the domestic perspective, one can tell that there are many underlying issues of violence against the female partner in intimate relationships or marriages that may not be visible to the outside world. The domestic setting of such kind of relationships does not