DV

DV is a Japanese shorthand for domestic violence. It can also refer to a type of video recording tape.

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1 Disambiguation

2 Overview

3 External Links

3.1 English

3.2 Japanese

4 Related Articles

5 Article in Other Languages

Disambiguation

Japanese abbreviation for domestic violence. See below on more of that.
One of the standards for magnetic tape for video recording (so-called videotape). See videotape.
Abbreviation for "Dokidoki☆Visual," the catchphrase of Manga Time Kirara.

Overview

Domestic violence (ドメスティックバイオレンス, domesutiku baiorensu), abbreviated as DV (ディーブイ, dībui) in Japanese, can refer to violence at home, such as violence committed by a spouse or common-law partner in a cohabiting relationship. Note that DV does not include acts of domestic violence between parents and children or between siblings.

In a narrow sense, it refers to physical violence, but in a broader sense, it also includes sexual violence, psychological abuse (moral harassment), and economic pressure (such as not giving living expenses).

Although one would think of violence from husband to wife, today the ratio of cases in which the wife is the victim and the husband is the victim is almost 50/50. However, due to the label and prejudice that "the physically stronger male side is the aggressor," there is a false perception that "the victim is always a woman," and in addition, due to the influence of the old values that "men should protect women," many men assume that they have to endure because of the influence of old values, and the perception that only women are victims is not in line with the reality.

The perception that only women are victims is not in line with the actual situation and is clearly false.

Furthermore, even when men complain of victimization, they are often told that "men are more powerful" or "a man's capacity is to accept everything a woman does" and that the police, counseling centers, and domestic violence shelters do not take them seriously.

In fact, it is quite possible for a woman to beat up a man if only physical force is removed.

On the other hand, there are not a few cases where both parties fight back against each other, and both are both victims and perpetrators.

In addition, domestic violence is often accompanied by child abuse, and even if it is not, the very act of fighting in front of the children is a harmful factor that causes atrophy in the children's brains due to the stress of the fight, and is a form of splendid abuse (psychological abuse).

Domestic violence is a major cause of divorce, but it is not considered to be gender specific, and there are many cases of divorce and murder, etc., where a person is unable to endure repeated harassment and emotional abuse from his or her spouse, ostensibly because of a "personality mismatch". Although not domestic violence, there are also cases where similar acts are committed between lovers who do not live together (so-called dating DV).

In recent years, there have also been programs to help the perpetrators to learn to control their violence by providing group therapy and counseling. As in the case of a toxic parent (or toxic family), a "cycle of abuse" can easily occur, and in many cases, the perpetrator has also grown up watching their parents' domestic violence.

Because people from domestic violence households are likely to become "domestic violence victims" or "domestic violence perpetrators" due to latent learning from their family environment, and also because they are likely to develop an abnormal fear or aversion to marriage, love, or sexual activity, it is desirable to provide counseling not only for married couples but also for their children.

This situation (inducing intergenerational transmission of aversion to love, family, and sex) has been pointed out as one of the causes of the declining birthrate.

It is one of the serious problems outside of Japan, but in some regions, violence against women tends to be tolerated due to religion or custom, so it may not be recognized as a problem in the first place (this is also related to political correctness).