In spite of various attempts to study and define the phenomenon of the term, ‘Domestic Violence ’it has neither any precise definition nor universally accepted definitions. In fact its definition changes from country to country and region to region. So, it has almost various definitions and views which have been given by different scholars and sources. Therefore, the various definitions of domestic violence help to understand the very nature of crime/violence, and the thorough understanding of these definitions is greatly required to understand the severity of the phenomenon. However, most of theories explaining violence against women, in fact, focus on violence in general. Though many of them are applicable in case of domestic violence against women, but there is no single theory explaining the entire ‘political economy ’of domestic violence against women. Therefore, the various theories of violence/domestic violence against women given by a number of scholars, psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and miscellaneous investigators play a major role to reveal social, economic, psychological, religious or environmental causes/factors of violence against women etc. Various theories of violence against women give the different notions regarding this act. Some theories believe violence against women occurs due to the social arrangement and patriarchal structure of the society which value the masculine and devalue the feminine. A society in which men hold the positions of respect and power, and plays a dominant role over women, is more fertile for domestic violence. Some theories consider the cultural factor as the cause for crime against women which includes gender specific socialization of women in which they take their victimization very natural, as a part of their lives.
