GENDER & VIOLENCE/ABUSE

-Forms

of Harassment -Domestic Violence -Steps to prevent abuses and violence

By : GROUP 2

DEFINITION OF HARASSMENT
It is intentional behavior which is found threatening or disturbing.

FORMS OF HARASSMENT

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual behavior or sexbased conduct - such as unwanted touching It involves indecent and unwelcomed words, deeds, actions, gestures, symbols, or behaviors that make an individual feel uncomfortable. It can happen anywhere but is most common in the workplace and schools.

RACIAL HARASSMENT
Unwanted behavior based on race, ethnic or national origin.

It includes written or verbal threats or insults based on race, ethnicity or skin colour, abusive comments about racial origins, ridicule based on cultural grounds, derogatory name calling, racist jokes.

BULLYING
Insulting an individual by calling names, playing jokes is one of the very easy methods to degrade someone.

STALKING
It involves pestering an individual, either in person or in writing or electronic formats or on the telephone. Stalking can also involve following an individual or spying on them, alarming the recipient or causing them distress and may involve violence or fear of violence.

TYPES OF ABUSE

DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV), is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation.

 ISOLATION
Isolation abuse is when your domestic partner or spouse uses manipulation to keep you away from your family and your friends. They make you feel guilty about spending time with your family or friends and they want you home, where they can watch you.

 VERBAL ABUSE
In verbal abuse, language is the weapon of aggression; it is used to

hurt the partner through spoken

words or in written form including abusive text messages. Verbal

abuse aims at damaging a person's

self-esteem, self worth and emotional well-being to the extent

that it eventually takes a toll on the

victim's physical and mental well being.

 PHYSICAL ABUSE
This is the most violent form of abuse in which the abuser inflicts pain or injury on the victim through such despicable acts like slapping, kicking, boxing, pulling hair, shoving, biting, choking, beating with belt, hitting and twisting of arms. The abusive incidents may be occasional or regular and may start with verbal altercation that leads to a tension-building phase which results in beating.

 EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE

Like the other abuses, it is motivated by urges for power and control. The goal is to systematically diminish the partner to the extent that the partner loses his/her self confidence and now yields his/her self to the control of the partner.

 The forcing of unwanted sexual activity by one person on another. Sexual activity that is deemed improper or harmful, as between an adult and a minor or with a person of diminished mental capacity.

SEX ABUSE

STEPS TO PREVENT
ABUSES & VIOLENCE

 Education Education is key if we are to try and stop or prevent the cycle of violence that is often seen in abusive relationships or situations.

STEP 1

STEP 2
Never be silent about harassment, domestic abuse or violence.

STEP 3
Contact the police or other law enforcement agency if you see or hear evidence of domestic violence.

 Sensetise people by organising seminars and conferences or campaign regarding the negative effects of domestic violence.

STEP 4

ISSUES

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