Factors of Domestic Violence ARID.docx (original) (raw)

Women in Pakhtun society live in a world, which is structured by strict customary law, religious monopolization, familial disorder and tribal-feudal laws. These discriminatory frameworks tend to women's subjection and discrimination through severe violence on daily basis. Women's violence victimization is mostly based on cultural, economic, legal and political factors that are the domain of this research study. The study was conducted in Tehsil Adenzai focusing on its four union councils; namely Khanpoor, Chakdara, Ouch and Badwan, District dir lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. The data was collected from 375 respondents including (women victims and men perpetration) with the help of predetermined structured interview schedule using purposive sampling technique. A pure quantitative approach is used in order to analyze data with the help of descriptive (univariate) and inferential (Bivariate) statistics. The quantitative analyses reveal that cultural, economic, legal and political factors create severe violence against women in Pakhtun society. However, it has been recommended that legal and judicial system, media, religious scholars, NGOs and local community leaders can play their positive role to decrease violence against women in Pakhtun society. KEY WORDS: women, domestic violence, cultural factors, economic factors, legal causes, political factors