Date of Award

8-16-2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Sociology, MA

First Advisor

Gretchen Hill

Committee Members

Mary Donaghy; Monika Myers

Abstract

Domestic violence has been on the global agenda for several decades; however, domestic violence has become an important public concern in Saudi Arabia only in the last ten years. Drawing on qualitative, exploratory data from interviews with fifteen women from Saudi Arabia, this exploratory study, examines how women in Saudi Arabia define domestic violence. This study was conducted in Saudi Arabia; it is the first study about how women in Saudi Arabia define domestic violence. This study uses a small group of educated, employed women. The result for this study shows five themes: (1) family environment, (2) privacy and security, (3) awareness, (4) media, and (5) future improvement. This study finds that women in Saudi Arabia do not have a clear definition or comprehensive understanding of domestic violence. Additionally, sexual abuse is not acknowledged as a form of domestic violence.

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