SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A Case Study of Tehsil Jampur District Rajanpur

Abstract

Violence against women is the basic feature of the patriarchal society: the male dominant society, where the women of the concerned society are dependent on the male in everyday life. This research was conducted in a patriarchal society of district Jampur, Tehsi Rajanpur, where the women were widely affected by the patriarchy and the impendent entity of male dominancy existed, which was blatantly exposing the superiority of male; that’s why the female were becoming the victim of violence. The social feminism theory was applied on this research, so that it could be strengthen women against the patriarchy, and define her role well in the society. The sample size was 150, whose views were inquired through the interview schedule method, and then their views were systematically analysed through the SPSS program. The major findings of the researcher were the patriarchy and the cultural patterns, which were causing the violence against female in the society.