Physical and psychological violence against men in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

Violence is often thought of as a unitary concept. Today we are facing different forms of violence; physical and psychological caught high rates of violence are not caused by just one issue, but several. For example, education, age factor, poverty, poor job skills, risky behaviors, socio-emotional development, education, number of male and female children, type of family, number of marriages, etc. Psychologists focus on these issues by enlists these socio- demographic variables. Sociologists direct their attention towards difficult life circumstances, cultural characteristics, and social conditions. Violence is a multi- faceted problem that deserves a multidisciplinary approach. The authors attempt to review these causes using physical and psychological explanations. Literatures from the aforementioned disciplines are reviewed seeking to explain violence from a variety of perspectives. The data was collected, through well-structured closed ended questionnaires and pre-tested Questionnaires were used for the respondents. The researcher used Quantitative method for the research, the researcher surveyed 258 male respondents for data collection. The researcher used structured closed ended questionnaire for collecting data and analyzed the data using Statistical Package for SocialSciences(SPSS).