DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: MALE VICTIMS IN INDIA
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‘Everything you do need not be seen or heard’.
The term violence, has attained a variety of meanings over the course of time. However, in most of the situations, domestic violence is associated with men being the aggressors. While this may be true in many of the reported cases, domestic violence against men is more common than thought and can pose a serious threat to its victims. Unfortunately, men are generally not protected just as women are under most domestic violence laws in India. The main reason why this is not brought into light is because while comparing the victims to that of women, the intensity is negligently low. Therefore, the paper concentrates on bringing changes in the existing system, on the grounds based on principles of equality.
On thinking, it is clearly understood that the patriarchal system plays a vital role in positioning men as victims. It comes up with the obvious assumption that it is impossible for men to a victim. Masculinity and dominance by nature of law does not fabricate men to be the victims of such abuse. This is better understood in a society like India where men are not encouraged on opening up their emotions. If done so, they are categorized to be weak. Hence for this reason, these victims blame themselves for the cause of abuse and do not bring the picture in light.
On an average, the ratio of male victims to that of females are 1:4.This does not grant the law system to leave away such victims. Men constitute a large population in the country for which their grievances and rights have to be considered.
Men do report and alleged this issue in private, but they hardly report it in public. Violence against men by women is not a new phenomenon, and the paper predicts that it will increase with changing power dynamics, economic independence, and control over economy and resources. This change in power dynamics will also affect relationships between men and women, where men are afraid of losing power and women are excited by their empowered position. In this context, situating ‘‘power’’ within men and women, husband-wife, and family is important in favor of the larger society
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