CRIME AGAINST WOMEN IN

ASSAM: DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND
WITCH-HUNTING
By: Surya Pali
OBJECTIVES:

● To understand the status of women in Assam

● To study the domestic violence against women in

Assam

● To study the occurrence of witch-hunting in Assam

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STATUS OF WOMEN
THE THEORIES
● Traditional Socialization Theory
● Learned Helplessness Theory
● Patriarchy Theory
● Coercion Theory
● The Status Inferiority Theory,
At least 1 in 7 every married women in Assam have
experienced domestic violence since the age 15, and at least 1
in 12 has experienced domestic violence in the past 12 months
According to 30 reports of 11 respondents in NFHS-IV, 16% of
women in Assam have experienced violence since the age of
15 and 14% have been beaten or physically mistreated by their
husband
During the survey conducted in Upper Assam and lower
Assam, the UPS (International Institute of Population Science)
has found that two out of three women justify beating of wives
by their husbands which show the culture of widespread social
acceptance of domestic violence
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