Global Journal of Women Studies
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Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.xxxx/gjws-1.1.4
Received: 07 August 2017
Accepted: 12 October 2017
Published: 24 December 2017
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  • Story of Domestic Violence Against Men: The Truth, Untold and Complicated

Siti Marshita Binti Mahyut, Guru Dhillon

Published online: 2017

Abstract

In this study, the paper investigates that domestic violence against men is slowly becoming one of the serious issues in the world, not only Malaysia. Many reports have showed that women nowadays are becoming more dominant and aggressive than men. The purpose of this study is to raise the awareness of domestic violence against men to the people. Firstly, research found out that domestic violence against men is not a concern and even ignored by the people because it is hard to identify domestic violence against men as the male victims always choose to keep silence. Therefore, in this paper, one may study the factors that why the male victims choose to be silent and do not report against the violence. Secondly, this paper also studied the factor of why this domestic violence is becoming more serious and why people are doing it. After that, it is important to let the people know the form of domestic violence and what amounts to domestic violence, so one can identify it. Domestic violence does not necessarily involve physical violence but it also includes sexual and mental abuse. People must know these forms in order to identify the victims and help them. Other than that, research had also observed how other countries cope with this problem and how they deal with an abused man. The paper also provided where the abused male can seek help when the violence happens in Malaysia. People shall be aware of domestic violence, not only to women but also men, and it is the task of everyone to overcome this issue. Authorities, which are protecting women, shall also help abused men.