KNOWING ABOUT THE MALES’ PERSPECTIVE REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH
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Domestic violence is a common phenomenon. Men and women are perpetrators and victims of domestic violence in varying nature that are relative to families, situations, culture and society. Keeping this notion in view, this study aimed to investigate about the men’s perspective about domestic violence in District Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Based on methodology this research is quantitative in nature whereas based on purpose it is descriptive. This research is deductive in nature. District Dir Lower was selected as universe of the study. The target population of the study were male portion of the population and women were not included in the study. Stratified random sampling procedure was used to select samples from the population. The study sample size consisted of 384 respondents. Sample size was drawn through proportional allocation method of inquiry while utilizing the Sakaran design of population. Due to low socio-economic status of women, men believe that deserves to threaten, beaten or controlled. Men considers themselves as superior on sexual basis and perceives themselves to be economically independent leading to domestic violence. Women’s physical weakness is also a cause that makes men to think that they can abuse and threat women. The coercive control is one way on which men dominates women leading to cases of domestic violence such as controlling women through abuse, threatening, and making them economically dependent.
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