Comparative Study of Violence against woman in Kurdish Regions of Iran and Iraq

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Alzahra University,  Corresponding Author: a.talebpour@alzahra.ac.ir

2 M. A. in Sociology, Independent Social Researcher

Abstract

Violence against women has many cultural, economic and social roots which are compounded in many family contexts. In this study, the social factors influencing the abuse of women in Iran and Iraq have been comparatively assessed. For this purpose, 400 women aged 18-46 years from Kermanshah and Erbil were selected using a simple random sampling method. Social learning, networking, functionalism and cultural coordination theories have been used to provide a conceptual model. experience of violence, interference of relatives, family conflicts and religious beliefs are the constructing variables of conceptual framework. Results found that family conflict variables in both cities have a positive impact on female violence. The past generation experience of abuse, the intervention of relatives and religious beliefs had an impact in Kermanshah though not in Erbil.  Approximately 43 percent of dependent variable changes in Erbil and 48 percent in Kermanshah were explained by the independent variables. The rate of violence against women in Erbil was 50% and 35.8% in Kermanshah, so it can be concluded that violence against women in Iran was less than in Iraq.
 

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Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological
Volume 17, Issue 4 - Serial Number 61
January 2020
Pages 131-162

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