Family Violence in Asian Countries

The other name of family violence is domestic violence. It defines as the use of force or violent behavior just to manipulate and get the control over the other family members.

All the cases of domestic violence are not caused by the men but it is a fact that most of them are caused by men as Asian countries are male dominant societies. And most of the times the women and children of the family are the victims of the violent behavior of men.  It can be happened in any kind of relationship, like it can be occurred between partners, family or against people who are not physically perfect.

Family violence has same effect on the victims regardless of their backgrounds, cultural belonging or their income status. Still there are some women like who are pregnant, have low background, less educated or having any disability are at greater risk to face the domestic violence.

Common Factors in Family Violence

One of the most common factors which cause domestic violence is the in equality between men and women. Especially in Asia countries which are male dominant societies, men cause so much domestic violence against their family member. The other factors are that mostly men want to control their families so they use the force; they think that there is nothing wrong to behave in way they want as they are in their home. The other misconception is that the males are much stronger and powerful so they are the one who can make all the decisions.

Family violence and The Alcohol Myth

Being addictive to alcohol and violent behavior against the family members are two different things. It’s totally a misconception among us that we think a person who is addictive to alcohol or drugs is also the physical or sexual abuser against the family members. May be in some cases alcohol or drugs are the reasons but not always.

Resistance to Seeking Help for Violence

Very few of the abusers who are men trying to get help from others to change their violent behavior. As the male of Asian countries the main problem for men who are abusive is they think they are the head of the family and they have all the rights to use force to solve the problems of the house and family. They are not answerable to anyone for their behavior. They mostly blame their family members as the reason of their abusive behavior. Men of our society also think that if they seek help from others, it proves that they are weak and can’t solve their own problems.

Rehabilitation after Family Violence

Due to facing the domestic violence for a long period the women and children of family started to suffer from anxiety and fear. The men who used the abusive behavior to solve family matters need to be undergo some counselling process and must know that regaining the trust of family back takes time. These kinds of men should also be mentally prepared themselves that their wives and children may leave them at any stage of the relationship.