SRJIS/BIMONTHLY/PARUL PARIHAR & DR. B.T.LAWANI (2706-2724)
THE OCCURRENCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF PUNE – A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Parul Parihar1 & B.T.Lawani2, Ph. D. 1 2
PhD Student, Deptt. Of Sociology, Bharatividyapeeth University, Pune
Professor& Former Dean and Director, Deptt. Of Social Work, Bharatividyapeeth University, Pune Abstract
The public acceptance towards domestic violence against women reveals the underlying traditional beliefs that support gender discrimination in India. Traditional beliefs alone, however, are not the sole cause of female disempowerment in India. On an individual basis, lack of social support (e.g.; access to family), legal authority (e.g.; inheritance laws), and physical intimidation, can all limit a woman’s empowerment- including her autonomy, decision making, health, ability to question her position, and confidence to confront domestic violence. India’s gender inequality ensures that violence against women in the home is generally unchallenged whilst, this domestic violence itself is an impediment to female empowerment. The present study reveals the corresponding causes and other social and cultural factors facilitating this gruesome crime in our country with a statistically tested sample study carried over using the basic tools and sociological methodology. The basic aim is to understand the personality vs. social criteria in evaluating the varied dimensions of domestic violence against women in a post modern society. Keywords: Domestic Violence, Intimidation, Disempowerment, Gender, Inequality.
Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com The questions surrounding women‟s empowerment, the conditions and position of women have now become critical to the human rights based approaches to development. The Cairo Conference in 1994 organised by UN on Population and Development called attention to Women‟s empowerment as a central focus and UNDP developed the Gender Empowerment measure (GEM) which focuses on three variables that reflect women‟s participation in society – Political power or decision making, education and health. 1995 UNDP Report was devoted to women‟s empowerment and it declared that if human development is not engendered it is endangered and a degradation which almost become a leitmotif for further development measuring and policy planning.
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