Domestic Violence in Rural Punjab A Case Study of Bhera
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2020
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UMT, Lahore
Abstract
Women living in rural areas of Pakistan face more violence and abuse because they are weaker in their social position. They have lack of awareness about their legal, and social rights and their worth. The position of women is miserable. They are abducted, raped, killed, murdered, physically, and domestically abused. About 90% of women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime. In rural areas of Pakistan, sexual and physical violence exists around 56%. In urban areas, the estimation is around 54.5% to 57%, in which around 3% of women do not go for the complaint. The questionnaire was circulated about domestic violence. Results show that there is strong relationship between husband behavior and domestic violence. Husband’s education and his brought-up matters a lot. Husband’s family contributes in creating conflicts between husband and wife. Domestic violence was significantly associated with culture, belief and patriarchal norms of the household. Society accepts domestic violence as a norm and has nothing to say, to eliminate it. After passing through such incidents, woman cannot play an essential role in the development of children, and the cycle goes on.