Whenever there is talk of domestic violence, it is mostly taken to mean that women are its victims. Nowadays, the question arises whether it is the case that the man is the one who commits such violence. Let us consider this question.
Domestic violence - an expression for violence committed in 'domus' in the home - and the victims can be both women, men, children and animals living there. International studies show women are most often the victims and men the perpetrators. In some cases men are the victims and women the perpetrators. Children can be violated by both men and women. Numerous studies can be found treating these subjects. Violence can be defined into several forms such as physical, physiological and definitions of these two main groups. There has been an ongoing research since the 1970ties internationally. It should not be difficult finding these articles.
While men can certainly be victims, studies show that they are often perpetrators due to the existing power imbalance embedded in socio-cultural gender relations. This is reflected in the interchangeable use of the terms VAW and GBV, with men making up the majority of perpetrators, including in cases of domestic violence. Therefore, it is a matter of fact.
Domestic violence is a complex phenomenon that needs to be viewed from multiple perspectives. Previously, I participated in the study of such a phenomenon as “prevention of domestic violence” from the point of view of criminology. Anyone can be its victim, regardless of various factors. Most often women seek help, and much less often children and men. Children cannot always seek help due to their age, and men cannot always seek help because they may be afraid of public condemnation.
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