Symbolic Violence in Family

Domestic violence has different types including murder, assault and battery, insult and humiliation. However, there are more serious types of violence which, due to cultural hegemony, prevents even those who undergo them from considering them as violence. The present research seeks to investigate the most important factors of wife abuse and mistreatment to offer the religious perspective and uses an analytical approach to investigating religious texts. Compelling the wife to do the housework and considering ugly such things like woman's asking wages for lawful works and for her dower the symbolic violence contributes to many types of violence. But, if according to collective opinion a wife's works are taken to be a sort of favor and kindness rather than duties, this will have three important effects: first, the house work will not be expected to be the wife's duty; second, she will not be mistreated or held accountable for not doing it; third she will be worthy of appreciation when she does it. Accordingly, the best strategy to reduce domestic violence is to socially realize religious norms.