Violence against men

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As violence against men are violent acts , made up, for various reasons, specifically against men judge. This term includes both domestic violence and violence against men outside the home . In addition to physical violence, particularly physical injuries , this also includes psychological violence. The subject of violence against men is sometimes tabooed by society because it contradicts the stereotypical gender role of men as the strong sex.

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The Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth of the Federal Republic of Germany commissioned the research association “Violence against Men” with a pilot study published in July 2004 that deals with this very topic.

Violence outside the home

The study's authors find that men are at the greatest risk of being subjected to physical violence by other men in public. Violence in the form of brawls is not perceived as violence by the men involved. A significant reason for this is possibly the unclear boundary between victims and perpetrators. In up to ninety percent of the cases, the other person in such a confrontation is male. Sexual violence outside the home is a broad spectrum, ranging from sexual harassment and coercion to rape . Studies clearly show the predominance of male perpetrators. This area of ​​non-domestic violence is burdened with the “shame of unmanliness”, especially in contrast to the brawls mentioned above. This is precisely why this area is taboo in large parts of society.

Domestic violence

One in four of the 200 men surveyed has been the victim of any kind of physical violence at least once in their current or previous partnership. However, this also includes “lighter acts” which, according to the study authors, “cannot clearly be referred to as violence”. A generalization to the population of all men in Germany is not possible because of the small number of cases. Domestic violence in homosexual relationships between men tends to occur more frequently than in heterosexual relationships, according to the authors of the pilot study Violence against Men (2004). However, there are no representative studies. Male victims of domestic violence can find refuge in a men's house . They are the analogue of women's shelters for female victims, albeit in significantly fewer numbers.

According to studies by the Robert Koch Institute , domestic violence against men is roughly the same as domestic violence against women. Official statistics from the BMFSFJ speak of around 30% male victims.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hendrik Ternieden: Violence against men: "I hid the knives in the house". In: Spiegel Online . May 28, 2013, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c d http://www.bmfsfj.de/BMFSFJ/Service/Publikationen/publikationsliste,did=20526.html published on January 22, 2006 by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth ; Retrieved October 15, 2013
  3. ↑ a b http://www.bmfsfj.de/BMFSFJ/Service/Publikationen/publikationsliste,did=20558.html published on January 7, 2005 by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth ; Retrieved October 15, 2013
  4. ↑ Ludger Jungnitz (ed.): Violence against men. Personal experiences of violence by men in Germany. Budrich, Opladen / Farmington Hills 2007, ISBN 978-3-86649-009-3 .
  5. ↑ Schlack, Robert; Rüdel, J .; Karger, A .; Hölling, Heike: Physical and psychological experiences of violence in the German adult population - results of the study on adult health in Germany (DEGS1) . Ed .: Federal Health Gazette 2013. No. 56 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg May 27, 2013, p. 755-764 , doi : 10.1007 / s00103-013-1691-8 ( rki.de ).