Sociological Study of Domestic violence Against women with Emphasis on lived Experience (Case Study: Women Referring to Social Emergency Center)

Studying and investigating the phenomenon ofdomestic violence against women is one of the types ofdomestic violence, so the present research sought tounderstand the experiences of the studied women from thephenomenon of violence.

qualitative research method basedon phenomenological theory. The research populationincludes women between 20 and 54 years of age who referredto the Social Emergency Center of Shahriar city, 20 of themwere selected through purposive sampling. The data collectionmethod was done through semi-structured interviews in depthand through open questions. Thematic analysis method wasused for data analysis.

In the results of the research, three main andcomprehensive themes have been obtained in the form of 17sub-themes from the analysis of the interviews. Also, in orderto draw the theme network as a result of the theme analysis,44 sub-factors (semantic units) were also extracted.

The results of the influence of patriarchy andpatriarchy in the form of long-standing culture and tradition,discrimination and inequality, exercising power and influencein decision-making and expressing opinions by men, women'slack of awareness of their rights and the lack of laws to protectwomen is.