Why is it important to study violence?

Why is it important to study violence?

The way we talk about stuff can reinforce cultural norms and also prevent victims from feeling safe to disclose. Learning about domestic violence is essential for unpacking our internal biases and critically questioning the status quo.

What is youth prevention?

The goal for youth violence prevention is to stop youth violence from happening in the first place. Preventing youth violence requires addressing factors at all levels of the social ecology—the individual, relational, community, and societal levels.

How does gender based violence affect our country?

On an individual level, GBV leads to psychological trauma, and can have psychological, behavioural and physical consequences for survivors. In many parts of the country, there is poor access to formal psychosocial or even medical support, which means that many survivors are unable to access the help they need.

How many types of gender violence are there?

The Istanbul Convention (Council of Europe, Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence), defines violence against women as falling under four key forms: physical, sexual, psychological and economic.

What are the causes of gender based violence?

3 causes of gender based violence

• Harmful Gender Norms. Gender stereotypes and are often used to justify violence against women.
• Hunger. Just as empowering women can help eliminate hunger, food scarcity also leads to increased gender-based violence.
• War and conflict.

What are the main causes of youth violence?

Causes of Youth Violence

• Media Influence. GeorgiaCourt / Getty Images.
• Communities and Neighborhoods. Where teens live can also have an impact on them and lead them to act more aggressively.
• Domestic Violence and Child Abuse.
• Insufficient Parental Supervision.
• Peer Pressure.
• Drug and Alcohol Use.
• Traumatic Events.
• Mental Illness.

What are the 4 main types of violence?

This typology distinguishes four modes in which violence may be inflicted: physical; sexual; and psychological attack; and deprivation. It further divides the general definition of violence into three sub-types according to the victim-perpetrator relationship.

What is physical gender violence?

Gender-based violence (GBV) in Zambia takes the form of physical, mental, social or economic abuse against a person because of that person’s gender and includes violence that may result in physical, sexual or psychological harm and suffering to the victim.

How can we prevent gender-based violence?

Three Things You Can Do About Gender-Based Violence

1. Educate yourself and others about GBV. The first line of prevention is education.
2. Use your voice on social media to bring awareness to GBV. Using social media can help you connect to others outside your normal social circles.
3. Sponsor a woman survivor of conflict and war.

What gender violence is best?

Gender-based violence (GBV) by definition GBV is violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender or violence that affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.