Year: 2021 | Month: December | Volume 12 | Issue 2

Domestic Violence Against Women Amid Covid-19: A Study of Muslim Women Victims of Domestic Violence in Silchar Town

Sabina Begam Ahmed Aditi Nath
DOI:10.30954/2231-458X.02.2021.6

Abstract:

Domestic violence has been considered as a general wellbeing and common freedoms issue that principally influences ladies and youngsters around the world. A few nations including India have detailed a huge expansion in abusive behavior at home cases since the COVID-19-incited lockdowns and physical removing measures were executed. Present study aimed to understand the factors aggravating domestic violence among Muslim women in Silchar town and the approaches they adopted to resolve domestic violence issues. Silchar is a town of the state Assam. The qualitative design of the study adopted a case study method to collect data as per objectives. The present study conducted five case studies. Married women having a minimum three years of matrimonial relationship have been considered for the study and they have been selected using snowball sampling technique. Interview guide has been adopted as the primary source of data collection. During the collection of data, the interview as well as observation method was administered. The secondary sources of data used in the study are (i) journals, (ii) reports, (iii) websites and scholarly articles, (iv) research papers. The study found that dowry; interference of relatives; husband’s relation with other women; suspicious attitude of husband; infertility issues are the dominant factors of domestic violence among Muslim women which had effect on physical, mental, emotional health of the victim. Mutual discussion, support from external agencies, availing counselling sessions, consulting doctor, filing cases were some of the approaches adopted by the victims to resolve the issues related to domestic violence. In some cases such approaches yield positive results when some filed cases against the abusers in court.





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