International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 2 1 2013 January 14 Domestic Violence against Women: An Analysis 34 37 EN Jha G.M. 1 BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17/B, Zuarinagar, Goa, INDIA Agrawal A. 2 Gupta A. 3 Mishra A.K. 4 Clark April K. 1 Department of Political Science, Purdue University-Calumet, Indiana, UNITED STATES Clark Michael 2 Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, UNITED STATES Monzin Daniel 3 Res. Asst., Dept. of Political Science, Purdue University-Calumet, Indiana, UNITED STATES Das Chandra Kanta 1 Raghunathganj High School, Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, INDIA Cheepi Pullaiah 1 Department of Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA Shannikodi Ashwini 1 School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai, INDIA Asagi Renuka E. 1 Department of MSW Karnataka State Women’s University Bijapur, Karnataka, INDIA Kazi Dr S.A. 2 Dept. of Social Work and dean of Social sciences, Karnataka State Women’s University Bijapur, Karnataka, INDIA Waghamode R.H. 1 Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, Karnatak Science College, Dharwad, Karnataka, INDIA Desai Bhavana 2 Kalyan J.L. 3 > Research Article 2012 12 26 2013 January 14 Violence against women is partly a result of gender relations that assumes men to be superior to women. Given the subordinate status of women, much of gender violence is considered normal and enjoys social sanction. Violence includes physical aggression, sexual abuse, and psychological violence. In extreme, but not unknown cases, death is the result. These expressions of violence take place in a man-woman relationship within the family, state and society. , the problem of violence against women is a result of a long standing power imbalance between men and women. This is not a present problem rather it has its deep roots inserted since few decades. The government and voluntary organizations are making efforts towards ending violence against women which will be impossible if a common man is not supportive. This paper is an overview about domestic violence and here we have made an attempt to analyze the statistical data on violence against women. Copyright@ International Science Community Association