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Unmasking Intimate Partner Violence: Insights, Impacts, and the Path to Prevention

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One of the significant challenges faced in addressing IPV is that the existing literature on domestic and spousal violence tends to focus on the victims, often neglecting the characteristics, perceptions, and attitudes of perpetrators, particularly in India. Understanding the root causes of IPV requires a deeper examination of the traits and behaviours of those who commit such violence.

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The Continuum of GBV: Illustration

Gender Based Violence as a Continuum: Thappad to Darlings

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The dynamics of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) can be understood by employing Liz Kelly’s conceptual framework of a continuum of sexual violence. Would you like to see how? Let’s break it down with two Bollywood movies: Darlings and Thappad.

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Financial Abuse: the Invisible Companion of Domestic Violence

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This article is intended as a primer on what constitutes marital financial abuse. If either you, a friend or a relative of yours is going through such an unpleasant situation, you should learn to recognize the signs and reach out to persons who may be caught in this situation and offer your help.

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