The Social Factors Affecting Domestic Violence Against Women (Case Study in Karaj City)

Domestic violence is the most common form of violence against women with the most social, psychological and economic consequences; Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the relationship between spousal abuse (violence against women in the family) and some factors affecting it. The purpose of this study is to identify the extent of spousal abuse and types of violence against women in the city of Karaj. To examine some of the factors affecting violence, theories related to resources, pressure and the theory of patriarchy have been used. This study was conducted as a survey using a questionnaire on 100 women over 18 years of age in Karaj ) married and women in relationship) using cluster sampling.Findings show that there is violence in the community in different dimensions. The highest rate of common violence is psychological and economic violence and the lowest rate is physical violence.The results show that there is a direct and significant relationship between female employment and sexual violence and a positive and significant relationship was observed between men's education and types of violence. The findings also indicate that between the economic status of the family and types of violence There is no significant relationship.