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Family Honor and Forces of Change in Arab Society: Middle East Region
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Author(s): Nupur Kumari (Bennett University, India)and Siddhi Baranwal (GLA University, Mathura, India)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 18
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Criminological Analyses on Global Honor Killing
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Somesh Dhamija (GLA University, India), Tarun Pratap Yadav (GLA University, India), Jae-Seung Lee (Miami University, USA), Harshita Singh (Amity University, India)and Myunghoon Roh (Salve Regina University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7240-1.ch005
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Abstract
Honor Based violence can be defined as any form of violence that is used to safeguard family or community honor. Most of the crime victims are women. Boys and Men can also be the victim but however, this is rare. Illiteracy, unemployment, economic decline, poor support and lack of knowledge of the law are factors that increase the risk of victimization. Additionally Patriarchal groups recognize that men are the head of the family and are responsible for combating all negative attitudes that cause serious psychological harm to women in these communities, and in many other regions patriarchal system go far as considering a women as Men's property. The perpetrators of honor killings also have similar characteristics such as valuing singleness and committing violence again and again. This chapter also drew attention towards the victims of Honor Killing, in addition to highlighting various reports which shows the deteriorating conditions of women, how silence culture dominated the communities and the offences not recorded in this area .
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