Exploring Socio-Economic Factors Behind Domestic Violence Against Women in Sargodha District

Zarqa Azhar, Malik Muhammad Sohail, Ghulam Yasin, Babak Mahmood and Shehzad Khaver Mushtaq

International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2012, vol. 2, issue 9, 1617-1626

Abstract: Violence against Women has become a global concern because this specific issue affects the life of women adversely. Domestic violence is most persistent form of Violence against Women. It is a severe violation of human rights. Many demographic, economic, psychological factors may be responsible for the domestic violence but social factors contain prime importance in this regard. Pakistani society is facing the trouble of increase in domestic violence because this issue is still under acknowledged and underreported. An exploratory study was conducted to probe the socio-economic factors behind domestic violence. Interview schedule was utilized as a tool to accumulate concerning data. A representative sample of (N=100) was collected through purposive and snowball sampling techniques. 56% of women indicated that they have faced physical violence and a huge majority i.e., 71% has faced psychological violence. The results suggest that women are more prone to bear and face domestic violence due to economic dependence.

Date: 2012
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