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Domestic violence is a globalissue that negatively impactsmental health and well-being
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Table of ContentsP1 Domestic violence and socio-economic factors - a discussion that includes reference tointernational and Australian sources...........................................................................................1P2 Domestic violence & psychological factors – a discussion that includes factors affectingpsychological development in infancy and childhood, psychological trauma and stress, fearand control...................................................................................................................................2P3 Evaluation of factors for the perpetrator or victims of domestic violence............................3REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................5
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P1 Domestic violence and socio-economic factors - a discussion that includes reference tointernational and Australian sourcesDomestic violence is known as physical and mental abuse by one person against other.The government of Australia define violence that occur between two people who have had anintimate relationship (Domestic violence in Australia: a quick guide to the issues, 2015). Theseviolence include physical, verbal, sexual and emotional abuse. It is not just restricted to therelationship but domestic violence also occurs when a person is financially, socially andspiritually hurt by another person (family and society). In Australia, these kind of cases are foundacross all cultures, age as well as socio-economic groups but the majority who experience theseissues are women. In the year of 2013, Australian bureau of statistics conducted a surveyprogram named as Australia-wide survey on personal safety. The objective of this program is toanalyse experience of men and women who are encounter with violence in their life. The reportof this survey showed that men are far likely to experience domestic or other violences even bythe strangers but the majority of women faced physical, mental and sexual harassment by theirintimate partner or family member (Domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia: anoverview of the issues, 2014). World health organisation state that a large level of violenceexperienced by women across the world which a topic of concern. For this, government of acountry requires to take urgent action for women safety. In this process, some authorisedbody(Common wealth government, world health organisation and Australia-wide survey onpersonal safety) of different countries taking initiatives to designed a program against violencefor women. The socio-economic factor are known as lifestyle as well routine components that used tocreate social stand for an individual. These factors assist to build understanding and knowledgein a person regarding right and wrong actions. These factors include health status, education,income and so on that affect human behaviours and circumstances (List of Socio-EconomicFactors, 2018). Socio-economic factors influence in domestic violence. Level of educationinfluence economic status of a person that used to getting higher income jobs through specialisedworking approaches. Education helps to build understanding and knowledge in a personregarding fake rituals and tradition (World Health Organization, 2014). Lack of educationsencourage domestic violence within family and society because nobody shows their interest totake initiative against such activities. Income level and financial status of a individual also1
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