Family background in upbringing, experience of violence, and authority relationship among married, Thai, Muslim couples in Pattani province experiencing domestic violence

Authors

  • Kasetchai Laeheem Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
  • Kettawa Boonprakarn Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

Keywords:

authority relationship, domestic violence, experience of violence, upbringing

Abstract

     The objectives of this study were to investigate family background in upbringing, experience of violence, and authority relationship among married, Thai, Muslim couples in Pattani province experiencing domestic violence. The informants of this study consisted of 20 spouses experiencing domestic violence, 20 parents and 20 relatives of the spouses. The data were collected through discussions and in-depth interviews, and then analyzed using comparative logic of concepts, theories, research reports, and context. The study found that married, Thai, Muslim couples in Pattani province experiencing domestic violence had had a strict upbringing, experienced violence in witnessing their parents quarreling and beating each other, had experienced severe punishment in childhood, believed that women have an inferior status to men, and that men are dominant.

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Published

20-06-2016

How to Cite

Laeheem, K., & Boonprakarn, K. (2016). Family background in upbringing, experience of violence, and authority relationship among married, Thai, Muslim couples in Pattani province experiencing domestic violence. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 37(2), 93–99. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kjss/article/view/242845

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Research articles