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Between GBV , MSV and DV ; A rigid dichotomy

While it can be argued that men are recorded to be the real perpetrators of physical or inter personal violence against women, GBV.  Men  due to their physical prowess , women always  feel  helpless and helpless when they engage in fisticuffs with the male gender, hence, they are euphemically referred as weaker sex. True as this may be , it  can't be contrasted that some men , although few also experience what I will call MSV , male specific violence.

Violence or what the philosophers define  as a contrast to reasons is a frequently discussed issue and its often  called a clash to will, it  occurs  when one is at his wit's end provoked and find it difficult to mitigate or control their emotions , thus can not find any other option than taking Violence as a relief road.

 

 Violence  can be classified as Domestic, psychological, verbal, socio economic, patriarchal, sexual assault striking, systematic neglect etc .

The reasons for the violence called philosophical theories are  multifarious as the type of violence itself. It spreads between lack of control of libido, sadistic attitude, exchange , ecological; sub cultural, evolutionary , inequality, psychopatholigical  theories and others .

 

Domestic violence happens when there is a close relationship between the perpetrator and the victim and  male specific violence occurs when male gender is the victim of the  violence eg beating by wife, verbal abuse, sleeping  with  men outside marriage, mating or food denial, etc.

 

In all these , the cultural environment or the cultural norms ,impact  of  public policy,  setting,  male chaverunism etc play a vital role  . These as they say will  be a discussion for another day.


Isiaka Kehinde writes from Ibadan Nigeria

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