ABSTRACT
Every individual occupies a specific position in the weave of a social fabric and class, caste and community form its main threads. Gender intersects all these sub-systems of organisation and exploitation. This chapter deals with the larger social, economic and political context of violence and many ways in which they manifest in counselling sessions. It presents three independent case studies as examples to illustrate how class, caste, religion and gender intersect in the representation of the woman’s story, as it unfolds. The chapter also discusses the impact of heightening violence on the family and domestic dynamics and how counsellors may address these issues. The preventive and corrective measures on the issue of domestic violence have reached this stage because some women took the initiative to speak out against it.
