What is violence in the family?
Violence in the family is violence carried out by family members or former family members.
The violence can consist of:
Physical violence
- shoving
- hair pulling
- name calling
- hitting
- kicking
- denying someone food
Psychological violence
Many people are uncertain about whether they are being subjected to violence if the violence is not physical. Examples of psychological violence can consist of:
- threatening (directly or indirectly)
- controlling
- harassing
- ignoring
- locking someone inside or outside
- refusing someone to have contact with family or friends
- refusing someone to move freely in society, for example to take part in Norwegian classes
- isolating someone
- refusing to let someone express their opinions
Sexual violence
- pressuring someone into sexual acts
- rape
- other sexual abuse
Economic violence
- destroying things
- exploiting someone financially