Invisible violence - when a woman is an executioner: review of the studies

Abstract

Domestic violence is a global issue that crosses national borders, as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class differences. This problem is widely dispersed geographically, which made it typical and tolerated in many social environments. The violence used by an intimate partner Intimate Partner Violence is a currently accepted term used to describe "violence in family" or "domestic violence". IPV is traditionally understood as a crime committed by strong, dominant men against vulnerable women. This issue appears regularly in public debates, the media and scientific studies. However, the violence used by women against men is still a taboo subject. Research on this phenomenon is still rare. However, domestic violence exerted by women is a reality, it occurs virtually in every society, although to a different degree. The aim of the article is to show the violence against men exerted by women, as well as the causes and effects of the phenomenon. Institutional forms of support for men - victims of violence - in selected French-speaking countries were also presented. The article is based on the monographic method - the analysis of available scientific sources (published in English, French and Polish) describing the phenomenon being diagnosed<br/><br/>

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Urszula Kempińska

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  • EP ID EP516329
  • DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0012.9679
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Urszula Kempińska (2018). Invisible violence - when a woman is an executioner: review of the studies. International Journal of Pedagogy, Innovation and New Technologies, 5(2), 89-101. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-516329