DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – A SOCIAL EVIL

Author – PARAS CHUGH, STUDENT OF RNB GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, BIKANER

Best Citation – PARAS CHUGH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – A SOCIAL EVIL, Voice of Freedom and Rights, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 39-46, ISBN – 978-81-961120-1-1.
ABSTRACT

In India, violence against women is rooted in societal standards and economic reliance. In India, female feticide, domestic violence, sexual harassment, and other forms of gender-based violence are a daily reality for the majority of girls and women. Wife abuse affects the physical and mental health of abused women, as well as the health of their children. Although female participation in public life is on the rise and laws have been modified, India has a long way to go before women are treated equally as citizens in their own country. In our society, intimate relationships subject numerous women to violence while they suffer in silence. Domestic violence sometimes results in the death of these women. On the basis of this premise, this study examines the definition, causes, types, and consequences of domestic violence on victimised women. In addition, the study explores the management of this threat to women, as well as the role of social workers, professionals, and other non-profit organisations in offering intervention services to impacted persons. In conclusion, suggestions were presented to abolish this societal problems

KEYWORDS– Domestic Violence, Women, Wife battering, Physical, Psychological damage.