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Women's autonomy and domestic violence in the Sandžak region: The influence of religion and region

Author(s) -

Jelena Čvorović

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

glasnik etnografskog instituta

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2334-8259

pISSN - 0350-0861

DOI - 10.2298/gei0801145c

Subject(s) - domestic violence , autonomy , wife , gender studies , institution , sociology , socioeconomics , political science , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , law , social science , medicine , environmental health

This paper seeks to shed light on a specific aspect of domestic violence wife beating in the Sandžak region, southwestern Serbia. The paper draws upon data collected in the course of a study on women's autonomy in the region. Violence against women in this area is closely linked to the institution of marriage, where related norms and cultural practices reinforce women's powerlessness, exposing them to domestic violence

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