Domestic Violence, History of

Domestic violence refers to abusive activities that occur between married or unmarried couples who currently live or previously have lived together. Harmful activities include verbal abuse such as name-calling, emotional manipulation such as withholding affection or victim blaming, physical abuse such as hitting or beating, and sexual abuse such as rape. Other activities include forms of stalking, such as monitoring all the victim's movements and communications, and forms of public humiliation, such as through defamatory Websites. The victim endures both physical and psychological ...