People are becoming more inclined to commit acts of domestic violence, and that fact could be attributed to a number of reasons. When we say domestic violence, we are referring to the incidences that take place in homes or domestic settings. In a setting where the people involved are married, domestic violence can be carried out by one person against his spouse. The acts of violence could also be from a parent to a child. Things are always ugly when we speak of domestic violence, no matter how it takes place. The victims often get a taste of these acts of violence from those who they thought should protect them and love them back as much as they love them. Often, the violence looks illogical, even pathological, when examined carefully.

Many people who become victims of such violence show an interest in understanding what its underlying causes are. Even those without firsthand experience but are aware of the existence of such incidents are curious. Granted, there are specific cases where domestic violence was committed because of a pervasive reason that can be readily identified. Infidelity is often a reason named by many spouses as one reason. Disobedience on the part of kids could also lead to parents hitting them or giving them some severe beating or slapping. But it is usually not hard to see that there are deeper underlying issues ' especially given the levels of viciousness we see on the part of the perpetrators. Why are people inclined to commit acts of domestic violence to people they are supposed to love and care for? That's what we will attempt to look into in this article.

If you look at most of those who are responsible for domestic violence, you would notice how, often, they have been subjected to troubled childhood and were not exposed to proper upbringing. If a person had grown up being disciplined in their home by being exposed to domestic violence and even being the victim of such acts, they are most likely to carry on this practice in their own families in the future. People who were not trained on impulse control may also end up being perpetrators of violence within the domestic setting. It could also be that, growing up, they have been witnessing acts of domestic violence going on in their homes and this has effectively lowered their self-esteem drastically. Their low self-esteem would, in the future, make them want to assert themselves in some way. Sadly, the way they would do that would be to commit their own acts of violence towards members of their family in their own home.

Lack of education can also be blamed for the large number of people who are now committing acts of domestic violence. It is apparent how the educated people are less predisposed to violence, thanks to their wider grasp and understanding of the world. Of course, we still have some highly educated buffoons meting out violence to their loved ones at home. But they are 'anomalies' since they are the exceptions to the rule. A solid education does generally tend to reduce a person's propensity for primitive conflict resolution methods, including physical violence.

Domestic violence is also often associated with issues of drug abuse. With drugs involved, nothing good could come out of it. People who abuse drugs (including alcohol) are many times more likely to act on their violent impulses than people who don't abuse drugs. It is undeniable that we all have these violent impulses within us. However, that does not mean that we have to act on these impulses and commit acts of violence. The effects of the drugs on the human body and the system are more likely to make the person weaker in the face of these impulses, making them cave in even at the slightest provocation.