SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ON SURVIVORS: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Azka Murtaza Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha Pakistan
  • Yasir Nawaz Manj Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.733

Abstract

Child sexual abuse is a serious problem that has adverse sociocultural impact on survivors. The present study was aimed to find out the socio-cultural impact of child sexual abuse on survivors. The study was also aimed to find out the impact of stigma and maladjustment on survivors as well as to investigate the impact of disclosure and social support among child sexual abuse survivors. The nature of the study was qualitative and case study method was applied. The population of the study was child sexual abuse survivors from Punjab, Province. The multi-stage sampling technique was applied for the selection of districts, courts and respondents. At first and second stage, districts and courts were selected by using simple random sampling technique. At third stage, the respondents were selected by convenient sampling technique. The study was comprised of 10 in-depth case studies, and pseudonym were used. The tool for data collection was semi-structured interview guide. The data was analyzed by thematic analysis. The study concluded that the survivors of child sexual abuse face several socio-cultural difficulties such as social maladjustment, hindrance in education, disclosure, stigmatization and revictimization. They also face the problems of family discordance and family breakdown.

Keywords: Child Sexual Abuse, Survivors, Disclosure, Social Support, Revictimization, Punjab, Pakistan.

Author Biographies

  • Azka Murtaza, Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha Pakistan

    PhD Scholar

     

  • Yasir Nawaz Manj, Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Sargodha Pakistan

    Associate Professor 

     

Additional Files

Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ON SURVIVORS: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB, PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 433–445, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.733.