BETHANY NAVAJEEVAN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Affiliated to CBSE Board, Affiliation NO:1931074

BETHANY NAGAR, VENCODE

“The TRUTH BEHIND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE”

project submitted to the Bethany Navajeevan Senior Secondary School in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the completion of internal assessment for English in Grade XII

Submitted by

V.EMMANUEL

Roll.No:17

Internal Examiner External Examiner

 DECLARATION

I, V.Emmanuel, hereby declare that this project entitled “ THE TRUTH BEHIND

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE” submitted to the Bethany Navajeevan Senior Secondary School

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the internal assessment for
English in Grade XII, is a bonafide research work done by me under the supervision and
guidance of Mrs. DivyaRehka.,M.A.,B.Ed, Post Graduate Teacher,Department of English,
Bethany Navajeevan Senior Secondary School, Vencode.

Vencode V.Emmanuel

Grade:XII

Roll.no.: 17
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this project entitled “ The truth behind domestic violence” is an
authentic record of research work carried out by V.Emmanuel under my supervision and
guidance in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the internal assessment
for English in Grade XII submitted to the Bethany Navajeevan Senior Secondary School,
Vencode.

Mrs.Divya Rekha., M.A.,B.Ed

PGT, Department of English

BNCBSE

(Guide Teacher)
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I owe my sincere gratitude to the God Almighty for his abundant blessings in the preparation of
this project report. I am happy to acknowledge my heartfelt thanks to my supervising teacher
Mrs. DivyaRekha,M.A.,B.Ed, Post Graduate Teacher, Department of English, Bethany
Navajeevan Senior Secondary School , Vencode, for her guidance and painstaking correction and
revision.

My deep sense of gratitude to the librarian the staff for the facilities they offered in the library.

I would also like to express my love and regards to my parents, teachers, friends and all those
who have helped me directly and indirectly, in the successful completion of this project work.

V.EMMANUEL
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SL No. CHAPTER CONTENTS PAGE

S NO.
1 I INTRODUCTION 6
2 II STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 7
3 III HISTORY: THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT 8
4 IV TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 9
5 V PHYSICAL,SEXUAL, FINANCIAL,CULTURAL 10-12
EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL ABUSE

6 VI CONCLUSION 13

7 VII STUDENT REFLECTION 14

8 VIII REFERENCE 15
 INTRODUCTION
 WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLECE?

 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
 Domestic
violence is
violence or
 other
abuse that
occurs in a
domestic
setting,
 such as
in
a
marriage or
cohabitatio
n. Domestic
 violence
is often
used as a
synonym
 for
intimate
partner
violence,
which is
 committe
d by one of
the people
in an
intimate
 relationsh
ip against
the other
person, and
can
 take
place in
relationship
s or
between
former
 spouses
or partners.
In its
broadest
sense,
 domestic
violence
also
involves
violence
 against
children,
parents, or
the elderly.
It can
 assume
multiple
forms,
 including
physical,
verbal,
emotional,
economic
,
religious,
reproductiv
e, or sexual
abuse. It
can
 range
from
subtle,
coercive
forms to
marital
 rape and
other
violent
physical
abuse, such
as
 choking,
beating,
female
genital
mutilation,
 and acid
throwing
that may
result
 in
disfigureme
nt or death,
and
includes
the use
 of
technology
to harass,
control,
monitor,
stalk
Domestic violence is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic
setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often
used as a synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by one
of the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and can
take place in relationships or between former spouses or partners. In its
broadest sense, domestic violence also involves violence against children,
parents, or the elderly. It can assume multiple forms, including physical,
verbal, emotional, economic , religious, reproductive, or sexual abuse. It can
range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and other violent physical
abuse, such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid
throwing that may result in disfigurement or death, and includes the use of
technology to harass, control, monitor, stalk or hack. Domestic murder
includes stoning, bride burning, honor killing, and dowry death, which
sometimes involves non-cohabitating family members.
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Why is it important to stop violence?

Violence has enormous health and social consequences. Violence results in many
deaths every day, particularly among young men and boys. Beyond these deaths,
many more men, women, boys and girls suffer from injuries, disability and ill-
health as the result of violence. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY Worldwide, the
victims of domestic violence are overwhelmingly women, and women tend to
experience more severe forms of violence. violence is among the most
underreported crimes worldwide for both men and women. In addition, due to
social stigmas regarding male victimization, men who are victims of domestic
violence face an increased likelihood of being overlooked by healthcare providers.
Domestic violence often occurs when the abuser believes that they are entitled to
it, or that it is acceptable, justified, or unlikely to be reported. It may produce an
intergenerational cycle of violence in children and other family members, who may
feel that such violence is acceptable or condoned. Many people do not recognize
themselves as abusers or victims, because they may consider their experiences as
family conflicts that had gotten out of control. Awareness, perception, definition
and documentation of domestic violence differs widely from country to country.
 HISTORY: THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT

The act didn't come to reality easily. It took several years for the renewal of the
Indian system when it came to women empowerment. The feminist movement in
1970s and campaign led by them brought up the Criminal Law (Amendment) 1983
and section 498A was added in the IPC. This law made "cruelty" to a wife by a
husband or his relatives a cognisable, non-bailable offence punishable by up to
three years in jail and a fine. Cruelty here included mentally and physically aspects
as well. In 1986, another provision was added, namely section 304B, which
criminalized dowry death. These both laws were a win in itself but soon it was
seen that these shifted focus from violence faced by woman on a daily basis for
reasons different from dowry. On the other hand, only married woman could seek
relief from this therefore a large part of society such as unmarried woman, old
woman, widows and children had no provisions to safeguard themselves against
these problems. It was difficult to integrate concerns like sexual violence,
economic violence, or even threats of violence inside the definition's reach because
it was framed in such a way.
TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PHYSICAL ABUSE

Physical abuse is when someone hurts or harms a child or young person on

purpose includes: hitting with hands or objects. slapping and punching,kicking.

SEXUAL ABUSE

Sexual abuse is sexual behavior or a sexual act forced upon a woman, man or child
without their consent. Sexual abuse includes abuse of a woman, man or child by a
man, woman or child. Sexual abuse is an act of violence which the attacker uses
against someone they perceive as weaker than them.
FINANCIAL ABUSE

Financial abuse restricts or removes another person's access to financial resources

and their participation in financial decisions, forcing their financial dependence, or
alternatively exploits their money and economic resources for the abuser's gain.

CULTURAL ABUSE

Cultural abuse happens when abusers use aspects of a victim's particular cultural
identity to inflict suffering, or as a means of control.
EMOTIONAL ABUSE

Emotional abuse includes non-physical behaviors that are meant to control,

isolate, or frighten you. This may present in romantic relationships as threats,
insults, constant monitoring, excessive jealousy, manipulation,humiliation,
intimidation, dismissiveness, among others.

SOCIAL ABUSE

Social abuse is behaviour that aims to cut you off from your family, friends, or
community. It can also involve a person or people trying to damage your
relationships with others. People who are socially abusive may also attempt to
make you look bad or ruin your reputation.
 10 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

1. Teach children good safety habits while walking to and from school and playing in the
neighborhood. Insist on knowing at all times where your kids are, whom they are with, and what
they are doing.

2. Get involved. Volunteer to help in anti-crime and other neighborhood and community
improvement efforts. Encourage groups you belong to (such as religious, civic, and social) to
help stop crime.

3. Use common-sense tips to reduce your risk of being a crime victim. Stay in well-lighted, busy
areas; travel with a friend if possible;walk in a confident, assured way. Avoid known trouble
spots.

4. Report crimes and suspicious activity to police; agree to testify when necessary. Stand up for
what you believe in if you want a safe community.

5. Get to know your neighbors and agree to look out for each other. Get organized; work with the
police. 6. Find ways to settle arguments without violence. If you resort to violence to settle
disputes, this is what you teach your children. Be a good role model.

7. If you own a firearm, remember that your obligations as a responsible owner include training
in firearms safety, safe storage, and careful handling within the laws of your state and local
jurisdiction.

8. Use common courtesy. It helps ease tensions that can result in violence. Teach kids that good
manners are important.

9. Don’t carry illegal weapons, buy stolen property, use illegal drugs, or engage in other criminal
activity. It’s the wrong message to send a child.

10. Make sure your children know safe places to go when they are scared or need help. And
make sure they know where you are and how to reach you. Have them memorize or carry with
them important phone numbers.
 CONCLUSION

The truth behind domestic violence is a complex and often harrowing reality that
affects individuals and families worldwide.

Domestic violence is a pervasive and deeply troubling issue that impacts

individuals, families, and communities worldwide. Here are some key conclusions
drawn from understanding this complex phenomenon:

1. Universal Problem: Domestic violence transcends geographic, cultural, and

socio-economic boundaries. It affects people of all ages, genders, sexual
orientations, and backgrounds.
2. Multi-faceted Impact: The consequences of domestic violence extend
beyond physical injuries to include psychological trauma, emotional distress,
and long-term mental health issues for victims and sometimes children who
witness it.
3. Cycle of Abuse: Many abusive relationships follow a cyclical pattern
characterized by tension-building, acute violence, and reconciliation (often
termed the honeymoon phase). This cycle can be difficult to break without
intervention.

In conclusion, addressing domestic violence requires a holistic approach that

prioritizes safety, support, and prevention. It is a societal issue that demands
collective responsibility and action to create lasting change.
 STUDENT REFLECTION

I have learned many things throughout the semester. I can say “The truth behind
domestic violence” is about understanding the intentions and emotion behind the
information, we also need to listen and gain full meaning of what others say or
convey to us and make them feel that we are hearing them and also understanding
them. Yes, it is about more than exchanging information.
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