The Societal Costs of Domestic Violence – a Vector with Devastating Effects on Women
The Societal Costs of Domestic Violence – a Vector with Devastating Effects on Women

Summary/Abstract: Like any social phenomenon of great magnitude, domestic violence has devastating effects on women, involving significant costs for society: direct costs (the value of services needed to treat victims of violence), social costs and economic costs. Societal dissolutions generated by domestic violence also manifest in the family structure and functions, with strong repercussions on its stability. The present study, through in-depth research into the social costs of domestic violence, aims at raising awareness of the effects of domestic violence to improve the situations that lead to a degradation of the quality of life of the human being, to a violation of the rights of women affected by any form of abuse. This study includes a comprehensive data-based analysis of services to treat victims of violence, health, quality of life, work productivity, etc. The purpose of the investigative approach was to highlight the indicators taken into account, especially the non-material ones that led to the social reaction in the immediate environment, as a necessary condition for reaching adaptation / inadequacy. The qualitative applicative research was represented by an intervention project, applied to 100 women from Caraş-Severin County. The specific techniques used were documentation, semi-structured interviews and individual counseling. Like any social phenomenon of great magnitude, domestic violence against women involves significant costs for society, physical health is impaired, mental health is endangered, self-confidence is diminished, and long-term effects are circumscribed to post-traumatic stress disorder.

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