Outline

* Matrimonial abuse;

* Different causes of domestic violence;

* Effects of domestic violence;

Violence on women, children etc.

* One woman is beaten every 15 seconds?

* Approximately 2 million women are abused by their husbands every year?

The number of women who died in the past 5 years because of domestic violence is nearly the same as the number of Americans died during the Vietnam War?

Child abuse is one of the forms of domestic violence and a serious problem we face nowadays. It is considered that kids exposed to domestic violence are more likely to be the victims of domestic violence in the future. Discuss the solutions to the problem in your research paper on domestic violence.

* Physical;

* Sexual;

* Psychological and emotional;

* Stalking;

* Economic.

Which of these types is the most dangerous one? Which one takes place more frequently than the others?

Ways of preventing and solving the problem

what actions a victim should undertake to protect himself/herself. Tell about specific programs and organizations that are designed to help the victims of domestic violence.

Cultural

* Gender-specific socialization

* Expectations of roles within relationships

* Values that give men proprietary rights over women and girls

* Customs of marriage (bride price/dowry)

Economic

* Women’s economic dependence on men

* Discriminatory laws regarding inheritance, property rights, use of communal lands, and maintenance after divorce or widowhood

* Limited access to employment in formal and informal sectors

* Limited access to education and training for women

Legal

* Lesser legal status of women either by written law and/or by practice

* Laws regarding divorce, child custody, maintenance and inheritance

* Legal definitions of rape and domestic abuse

* Low levels of legal literacy among women

* Insensitive treatment of women and girls by...