Husband Illiteracy as a Determinant of Domestic Violence Against Married Women in Rural Areas of District Rajan Pur

Abstract

Domestic violence against women because it is a global social problem and a gender-based violence as well. It happens across the nations, cultures, classes and ethnicities. It is a social problem and is absolutely beyond a private matter limited to a family or an individual. So the researcher objective was to find out the factor of domestic violence among married females in rural areas of District Rajan purr which was selected as universe. The purposive sampling was used for the selection of respondents. The total sample was 100 respondents. The study revealed that ratio of domestic violence was higher among the housewives. In the present study major causes of domestic violence were found as illiteracy, unemployment and income problems. It was also noticed that this cause of domestic violence put negative effective on family structure and the personalities of children. The main factors contributing towards the unfair and humiliating treatment against women would be divided into three main categories such as social, psychological and economic factors. Lack of education and general misconception regarding women rights are major hurdles in the release of women. Women whose family members were educated were also found to be at increased risk of violence. Majority of them is unaware of their own rights, it is the social fabric and false norms, which bring discrimination between men and women, make dominant the former and deprived the latter. The problem of violence against women has to be visualized in a wider context and cannot be viewed in isolation from the status of women in the society.