Domesticviolencereferstotheabusebyonepartneragainstanotherinanintimaterelationship.Commonlythevictimsarechildrenandwomen.InancientChina,peoplebelievethatamanhastherighttopunishhischildrenandwife.Inabroadsense,domesticviolenceisnotlimitedtoobviousphysicalviolence.Therearemanyotherformsofviolence.Manydifferenttheoriesarebroughtupastothecausesofdomesticviolence,suchasthetheperpetrators'personalityandmentalcharacteristics.Externalfactorsalsoplayapart,suchastheperpetrators'surroundings.However,notheoryseemstocoverallcases.