The intentional abuse among individuals where significant others are part of the family and/or are fulfilling the function of family, in order to gain power and control over the victim. It includes spousal violence, intimate partner violence, violence between parents and children, siblings, spouses and in laws. Examples include preventing a spouse from access to food, water, shelter or clothing, forced abortion, spousal abuse for not doing what is expected by the husband, such as being late in preparing food, or beating of the wife by her mother in law.