NCJ Number
245923
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: February 2013 Pages: 246-268
Date Published
February 2013
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This article documents the beliefs and attitudes of men toward intimate partner violence in Pakistan.
Abstract
This article documents the beliefs and attitudes of men toward intimate partner violence in Pakistan. Men's beliefs and attitudes toward partner violence are shaped by the life-long process of gender socialization, where the role of wife is projected as submissive and docile. Drawing on eight in-depth interviews and four focus group discussions FGDs conducted in Lahore and Sialkot, this article presents how men perceive and justify partner violence within the context of Pakistani society. The data show that the construct of ideal wife inculcated among men fits into Foucault's notion of docile bodies, which are subjected to control, discipline, and violent punishment. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.