Family and Domestic Violence as a Gender-Based Issue in Australia

Subject SPS303 Family
and Domestic Violence

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Why is family and domestic violence considered to be a gender-based issue in Australia?
What conceptual frameworks can be applied to confront (tackle) the challenges of domestic
and family violence?...................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In Australia, Domestic violence is defined under the Family Law Act 1975. It is basically the
abuse that is faced by the family members in various forms which lead to physical and mental
harm. The physical violence that is done by a male partner and his family members on the
female partner which further means the harm caused by the husband or his relatives to the wife
of husband (Ghafournia, & Easteal, 2021). The relationship of family comes through blood,
marriage, milk and adoption relation which includes the relation among children, elders, cousin
and elder siblings. The violence is generally caused to the women of family which includes
crossing the dignity of women by harassing her in such a bad way that it causes physical, mental,
emotional and even economic harm or abuse. This report will cover the gender-based issue of
domestic violence in Australia and frameworks for tackling such issue. It will further cover the
risk factors, prevalence and impact of domestic violence on women, children and young people.
TASK
Why is family and domestic violence considered to be a gender-based issue in Australia? What
conceptual frameworks can be applied to confront (tackle) the challenges of domestic and
family violence?
The situation or the deteriorating condition of domestic violence in women is due to many
reasons which includes the misbehaviour caused to women in society by considering them low
and weak. The mentality of men by considering women as low and weak in their eyes leads to
abusing the women in their own household.
The abusive behaviour of Domestic violence through The Australian Public Health
Association can be categorised in the following abuses which are mentioned below:
 Physical abuse – The harm or injury caused to women through sexual assault, lack of
nutrition, sumptuous diet and unavailability of medical care to women, physically
disrupts their health and well being (McKibbin, & Humphreys, 2020). Beating and
torturing women through various ways which lowers their dignity and status in society
leads to their physical abuse. The harm or injury caused to property or animals by
murdering or disabling them also comes under physical abuse.