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dc.contributor.author | FATIMA, KANIZ | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-01T09:05:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-01T09:05:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/17014 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Infertility is a major problem which is day by day increasing in Pakistan. It is a neglected topic as fertility rate of Pakistan is already high. Infertility is a physical disability which has social consequences to it. The researcher has tried to identify the social problems faced by the infertile women in their daily lives. The study was conducted in Skardu, Baltistan Pakistan. The sample size for this study was 25 infertile women. Qualitative method of research was used to analyze the data. A data of 25in-depth interviews were taken from the infertile women with the help of interview guide. Snowball and purposive sampling was used to gather the data. The researcher asked the respondents about the social faced by infertile women. The respondents were of the view that they were socially stigmatized and abused because of their inability. The results show that they suffer socially due to infertility. They were subjected to verbal, physical and psychological abuse by their husband and family of procreation. The results of the research show that infertile f emales were socially insecure because of their inability; there was no recognition of their services due to the same reason. Infertile women were threatened of divorce and second marriages of their husbands by their husbands and the family of their husbands. Results show that being infertile is considered as a valid reason for giving divorce to women in the society. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad | en_US |
dc.title | A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF INFERTILITY AMONG WOMEN AND THEIR LIVES: A CASE STUDY OF SKARDU BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | M.Sc |
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