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Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is usually undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another.

When force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault.

The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or (often pejoratively) molester.

The term also covers any behavior by an adult or older adolescent towards a child to stimulate any of the involved sexually.

The use of a child, or other individuals younger than the age of consent, for sexual stimulation is referred to as child sexual abuse or statutory rape.

Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse, battering, or family violence) is 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.

Intimate partner violence is violence by a spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner.

Domestic violence can take place in heterosexual and same-sex family relationships, and can involve violence against children in the family.

A nation (from Latin: natio, "people, tribe, kin, genus, class, flock") is a large group or collective of people with common characteristics attributed to them — including language, traditions, mores (customs), habitus (habits), and ethnicity.

By comparison, a nation is more impersonal, abstract, and overtly political than an ethnic group.

It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity, and particular interests.

Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group which aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.

Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research or conducting exit poll or the filing of an amicus brief.

Lobbying (often by lobby groups) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics.

Research has started to address how advocacy groups in the United States and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.