EDUCATION AND URBANIZATION AS CONTROLLING AGENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN KAMRUP (M) DISTRICT OF ASSAM

Domestic violence is related to injustices against women due to their disadvantageous position in the society. Women have been one of the most vulnerable sections of the society since ages. The proportion and extent of the violence may vary from one place to another which portrays an interesting picture of various factors contributing to such variation. Although in the mainstream society the scenario is improving in terms of number of occurrences of violence against women, however, the picture is not very pleasant in the real world with almost one out of every three women i.e. 35 percent of women of the world experiencing violence of different forms against them. With this perspectives an attempt is made to understand the nature and extent of the domestic violence in Kamrup (M) district of Assam against the women of varying age groups along with the role of education and place of residence as controlling factor towards the same. The study is based on primary survey with data collected through stratified sampling from 110 women from a cross section of the society, which then analysed, and conclusions are derived from the observation. It has been found that more than 72 percent of the women have experienced violence of some form with highest percentage of violence being after marriage, either by the in laws or husbands.