Conclusion on intimate relationship violence

        Overall, it can no doubt be stated that patriarch oppression and its system are the main players in intimate relationship violence. Even in Hong Kong, the same thinking and the same traditions have built the mentality that females are somehow weaker. In a relationship which means that a man can harm a woman leisurely. If the past has to be considered, the number of such cases was countless. There are also some cases in which males were harmed by females rather than the other way around. As the development began and new studies revealed the basic perceptions, the same thinking changed. However, there are still some places and communities which refuse to let go of the same values. . In patriarchal societies, the common battering cases point toward men and women have no part as they are the victims

        In order to make sure that intimate relationship violence is depleted completely, gender equality must be created and patriarch system must be deformed (Propen and Schuster 2017).

Reference of intimate relationship violence

Propen, Amy D., and Mary Schuster. 2017. Rhetoric and Communication Perspectives on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Policy and Protocol Through Discourse. Taylor & Francis.

2006. "Risk factors for injury to married women from domestic violence in Hong Kong." Hong Kong Med J 12 (4): 289-93.