Abstract

 
 
 The study conducted in union council Watala, distract Bhimber of Azad Kashmir to probe out domestic violence against women. The main objective of the study was to find out prevalence of domestic violence with reference to dowry. The data was collected from N=379 respondents from three selected villages on proportionate sampling procedure. The data was analyzed by simple percentages and frequencies, while to see association between dowry and domestic violence chi-square statistics was used. The study found a significant and positive association of dowry is the root cause of domestic violence, women commit suicide as a solution to dowry related domestic violence, dowry causes economic problems for the family of bride, your family arranged your entire dowry easily, dowry is demanded by the groom family, dowry system helps bride to adjust in new family and total value of the dowry is very less than women’s share in family property. Awareness campaign should be launched against dowry in the media, imams of mosques should focus on this issue in their Friday sermons, share in parent property inheritance should be given to women to enhance their status in the in laws are some of the suggestions on the basis of study findings.
 
 
Highlights
The study conducted in union council Watala, distract Bhimber of Azad Kashmir to probe out domestic violence against women
89.7 % respondents disclosed that dowry was demanded by the groom family
The study concluded that dowry was the root cause of domestic violence in the study area; The total value of the dowry was very less than women’s share in family property which means that women were given dowry as the alternative of their share in property, this amount which was used to arrange dowry was very less than the actual share of women in family property
Summary
The study conducted in union council Watala, distract Bhimber of Azad Kashmir to probe out domestic violence against women. Domestic violence is illustrated as a problem that is family based and commonly taken as the offensive and coercive behavior which can cause emotional and psychological disorders, sexual compulsion, physical injuries and financially controlling a person. It is concerned with the mistreatment between intimate partners. Women are being given their share in property as their right in Islam, but most of the people do not take it into consideration They use dowry as an alternative way to grant women their share in property. This is considered legal as it is thought that it will help her to start a new life after the marriage (Afzal, 1973)
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