Generally, domestic violence against women results in a lot of suffering for women. For example, women suffer from the threats, coercion, and deprivation of liberty that they are subjected to in the process of domestic violence (REFERENCE). The perpetrators of domestic violence against women are normally the husband or intimate partner. According to (REFERENCE), domestic violence against women occurs in a life cycle. Globally, it’s estimated that more than 50% of all women experience domestic violence. The campaign by women in various parts of the world against domestic has helped raise pertinent issues, including recognizing women’s rights as an indisputable part of universal human rights(REFERENCE). It’s estimated that the United States loses more than $5.8 billion to domestic violence every year(REFERENCE). Out of the $5.8 billion, $4.1 billion is used for medical and healthcare services (REFERENCE). The other $1.8 billion covers productivity cost. According to (REFERENCE), the main obstacle to progress is domestic violence against women. The reason behind this is that domestic violence prevents people from achieving development targets. Meeting the millennium development goals will be a great challenge if the relevant stakeholders will not find effective domestic violence measures against women.
Summary of the article that supports my theoretical framework
Chosen article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00993296
This article sought to examine the conflict theory of family violence. The article results showed that family violence is brought about by the antagonistic elements in our respective cultures in society (Witt, 1987). For example, the article highlights that different cultures’ economic values are the main cause of family violence. Some partners may feel insecure when the other partner earns more money than them because they feel they deserve to earn more money than the other partner.