Domestic Violence Subjected to Legal and Cultural Pressure

• Main Authors: Boujarian, Nazanin, Ninggal, Mohd Tajuddin, Ssekamanya, Siraje Abdallah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: BF636 Applied psychology; HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54887/1/Siraje%20Maryam%20ij10.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54887/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

A society based on patriarchal structure brings lots of discriminations against females in family and society, so different violent relationships appear mainly targeting women as the victims. The domestic violence imposed by the partner of the woman tortures her verbally and physically, captures h...