Economic abuse
Economic Abuse
Economic abuse (pronunciation: /ɪˈkɒnəmɪk əˈbjuːs/) is a form of abuse where one intimate partner has control over the other partner's access to economic resources, which diminishes the victim's capacity to support themselves and forces them to depend on the perpetrator financially.
Etymology
The term "economic abuse" is derived from the words "economic", which comes from the Greek word "oikonomikos" meaning "practiced in the management of a household or family", and "abuse", which originates from the Latin word "abusus", meaning "misused or used wrongly".
Definition
Economic abuse is a form of domestic violence and is designed to create or maintain power imbalance within a relationship. It involves behaviours that control a person's ability to acquire, use, and maintain economic resources, thus threatening their economic security and potential for self-sufficiency.
Related Terms
- Financial Abuse: A form of economic abuse where the abuser has control over the victim's money and other economic resources. Usually, this involves putting the victim on strict "allowances", withholding money at will and preventing the victim from working.
- Coercive Control: A strategic form of ongoing oppression and terrorism that invades all arenas of women's lives. It includes tactics to isolate, degrade, exploit and control women as well as to frighten them and keep them in a state of fear and compliance.
- Domestic Violence: A pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.
- Emotional Abuse: A form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Economic abuse
- Wikipedia's article - Economic abuse
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