Open AccessThe Problem of Domestic Violence Against Women in Russia and Possible Solutions
Author(s) -
Ирина Сошникова
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
obŝestvo: sociologiâ, psihologiâ, pedagogika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2223-6430
pISSN - 2221-2795
DOI - 10.24158/spp.2020.11.5
Subject(s) - harm , coercion (linguistics) , domestic violence , social issues , sexual coercion , criminology , sexual violence , set (abstract data type) , psychology , social psychology , political science , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , law , medical emergency , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
The paper analyzes the social and legal aspects of the problem of domestic violence against women in Russia. The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that causes or is likely to cause physical, sexual or psy-chological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary depriva-tion of liberty, whether in public or private life”. The victim characteristics of women and their social vul-nerability are analyzed. Negative stereotypes about violence against women in the family are empha-sized. The main differences between violence against strangers and domestic violence are re-vealed. A set of measures has been developed to solve the problem of domestic violence.