Violence against Women in the Family

Abstract

The phenomenon of violence against women is one of the global phenomena that all societies suffer from with different types, cultures, beliefs and languages, but they differ in their severity and extent of their spread from one society to another, and this phenomenon is practiced against women of all kinds, whether these practices are physical, psychological, sexual or economic, as they degrade women and make them psychologically frustrated, physically deformed or subservient to men, deprived of rights and duties. This study focused on the topic of violence against women in the family and aimed to detect violence against women in the family and to know its causes, forms and effects. The study concluded that the phenomenon of violence against women exists and is widespread in society, and this phenomenon has two types: an apparent type and a hidden type, which is the most common type in society, and it is the most secretive because it occurs inside homes, and that socialization, customs, traditions and culture prevailing in society have a great and direct impact on the consolidation of this phenomenon.