Factors that conduce towards domestic violence against rural women a case study of Sisonke District Municipality KwaZulu Natal

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dc.contributor.advisorRembe, N. Sen
dc.contributor.authorNyathi, Noluvo Annagratiaen
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-29T09:35:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-29T09:35:04Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractIn all the Black communities, women’s rights have always been taken for granted. Women have always been subordinate to the patriarchal system. The denial of domestic violence against rural women has its origin in the age long patriarchal society, deeply rooted in culture and tradition. The main aim of the patriarchal society is the control of women by men. The idea of protecting women abuse is not really new. It is a necessary component of long established and internationally recognized human rights. This includes the right to equality and freedom, liberty and personal security. The recognition could be traced to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 (UDHR). However, women’s rights remain unrealized and are continuously violated despite the fact that these rights are well expressed in many international documents and national laws. The study examined the factors that conduce towards domestic violence against rural women in the Kwa Zulu Natal Province of South Africa. In this regard, the reasons why they support culture and traditional practices that are detrimental to their health were also explored. The small isolated area of Umzimkhulu was used. In-depth face to face interviews were employed to elicit information from the respondents and brief notes were written down to collect the data. The findings revealed that women are not aware of their human rights. This ignorance and negative attitude is influenced by the dependency of women to men, supremacy of the patriarchal system and the dominance of culture. Most disturbing is that these women don’t seem to see anything wrong with the situation. It is evidently clear therefore that women empowerment, through education, will not only affect women’s autonomy but will also increase their worth and make them understand the impact of traditional practices that they support. All these will have implications for policy and legislative interventions.en
dc.format93 leaves; 30 cmen
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dc.identifier.citationNyathi, Noluvo Annagratia. 2012en
dc.identifier.othervital:11100en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/509en
dc.identifier.otherSpousal abuse -- South Africa -- KwaZulu Natalen
dc.identifier.otherHuman rights -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.otherCrimes against -- Womenen
dc.identifier.otherLegal status laws etc -- South Africa -- KwaZulu Natalen
dc.identifier.otherDomestic Violence -- KwaZulu Natal -- South Africaen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4255
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Lawen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectSpousal abuse -- South Africa -- KwaZulu Natalen
dc.subjectHuman rights -- South Africaen
dc.subjectCrimes against -- Womenen
dc.subjectLegal status laws etc -- South Africa -- KwaZulu Natalen
dc.subjectDomestic Violence -- KwaZulu Natal -- South Africaen
dc.titleFactors that conduce towards domestic violence against rural women a case study of Sisonke District Municipality KwaZulu Natalen
dc.title.alternativeFactors that conduce towards domestic violence against rural women a case study of Sisonke District Municipality KwaZulu Natalen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMA (Human Rights)en

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