Abstract
The aim and objective of this study is to analyse the causes of domestic violence against
married women in Pakistan providing a complete picture of understanding on the
phenomenon. This study was conducted in Safoora Goth, Karachi one of the oldest
residential centre of Karachi where all local ethnic groups and class of people are
inhabited. The factors included in the study were various reasons of domestic violence,
nature of domestic violence, types of domestic violence, separation, and feeling of
deprivation, husband drug addiction, partner violence, family system, family economic,
ages of women and all other such related causes regarding domestic violence. The
universe of the study was Safoora Goth, Karachi. The calculated sample size was 313
respondents in which researcher selected simple random sampling technique. The tool
for the data collection was a questionnaire. Hypotheses were tested statistically among 5
hypotheses all have gotten accepted and showed the result as there are various causes of
domestic violence. Thus, the researcher concluded that family system, family income and
husband drug addiction are related to the domestic violence in a great deal.
Rana Saba Sultan, Muhammad Yaseen, Shahzaman. (2017) CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MARRIED WOMEN: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY WITH REFERENCE TO KARACHI CITY, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 56, Issue 2.
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