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Citation |
Rabiul Karim KM. Int. Q. Community Health Educ. 2006; 25(4): 367-380. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Social Work, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. rkarimsw@yahoo.com |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing) |
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17686708 |
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Abstract |
Arrack, indigenously made and known as tari, is a widely-used alcoholic beverage among poor drinkers in rural Bangladesh. This study examines the influences of men's arrack drinking habits on violence against women at the family level in Parbattipur, a typical village of northwest Bangladesh. Fifty purposively-selected married male arrack drinkers as well as their wives were interviewed singly by using a semi-structured questionnaire. Results show that arrack drinkers suffer from behavioral abnormalities. It creates family problems and women are often victimized by their husbands' drunken behaviors. Although violence against women is a common phenomenon in rural Bangladesh, it is argued that men's habitual arrack drinking behaviors, through the interplay of a patriarchal family structure, are directly linked with incidences of violence against women within marriage. Language: en |