Learn about the Indian women's movement that led to dowry-related violence legislation. Create a timeline of the movement, including events leading up to it and legislation that was passed as a result of it. Research domestic violence statistics across several different populations. Some examples are different countries, races, economic classes, or religions. Create a chart comparing the statistics and write a short analysis of possible explanations for the differences you found.
Different cultures address the issue of violence and abuse differently.
Research a culture that has different views of abuse than your own and write a dialogue between yourself and a person from the culture you research in which you discuss this issue. For background on this topic, research how the United Nations Committee on Human Rights responds to such situations. Learn more about arranged marriages, both in the past and today. Research the practice of arranged marriages throughout the world. If you can, interview people who had an arranged marriage about the pros and cons of this system.