Böcker av Priyamvada Tiwari

The general interrogative feeling was and still is that "Why awoman is beaten up and why she is regarded as inferior to men". In India,woman is always told by her family members that her husband is just likeGod. She should always be ready to serve him. Women are alwaysadvised to tolerate violence at the hands of their husband and in-laws.Women are always said to take care of their family repute and prestige.Domestic violence is a big social problem not only in India butacross the world. Women are educated and working on good positions butstill they have to tolerate violence at the hands of their husbands andother members of society. Violence against women and domesticviolence continue to be one of the most pervasive human rightsviolations. Despite significant progress in legislation and policies, manygaps remain when it comes to effectively protecting its victims andbringing perpetrators to justice. Domestic violence is one of the crimesagainst women which are linked to their disadvantageous position in thesociety.Domestic violence refers to violence against women especially inpatriarchal societies. Domestic violence is also recognized as thesignificant barrier of the empowerment of women, with consequences ofwomen health and health-seeking behavior and their adoption of smallfamily norm. In view of prevalence as well as the pervasiveness ofdomestic violence very few attempts have been done in the past to checkthis form of violence.