In a patriarchal society like India, domestic violence against women is common phenomenonof daily life. The cases of domestic violence against women have increased by 2.7% during 1991–2012 annually(NCRB, 2012). The present paper is an attempt to analyze the social attitudes of domestic violence against women and try to find the causes domestic violence against women in the study area. The research paper is based on qualitative work of primary data collected from different villages located in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Trendanalysis of domestic violence against women reveals that in recent year, there is continuously increasing incidence of domestic violence against women at National level as well as local level. However, it reveals that there are existences of several socio-economic and cultural practices which prevail in the society especially in rural areas are playingmajor role in promoting domestic violence women despite the strong constitutional provisions against it.
Domestic-Violence, Women, Socio-Cultural Practice, Customs, Mirzapur
