TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1
I.I. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE .............................................................................. 1
1.2 BACK GROUND ........................................................................................................................ 2
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................................... 2
1.4 . THE PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.4. l OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................................................... 3
General objectives ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.4.2 Specific objectives ................................................................................................................... 3
1.1. SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................... : ................................................................................. 4
1.2. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................. 4
1.3. HYPOTHESIS ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.4. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 5
1.4.1. KEY TEXTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ........................................................................... 5
1.5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................. 5
1.5.2. SURVEY POPULATION ........................................................................................................ 6
1.5.3. SOURCES OF DATA ............................................................................................................. 6
1.5.4. Methods and Instruments Of Data Collection .......................................................................... 7
CHAPTER TWO ....................................................... : ................................................................................. 8
2. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ................................................................................................................ 8
2.1. FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.. ...................................................................................... 9
2. 1.1. Physical abuse .......................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.2. Emotional and psychological abuse ......................................................................................... 9
2.1.3. Economic violence ................................................................................................................. 10
2.2. CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE .................................................................................... 10
2.2. I. Socialization on Gender Roles ............................................................................................... 11
2.2.2. Women submissiveness to their Husbands ............................................................................ 11
2.2.3. Alcoholism ............................................................................................................................. 11
CPAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 12
3. APPLICABLE LAWS ................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1. The constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 as amended by Act No. 1 of2000 ........... 12
CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................................................................................... 15
4. INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT ........................................................................ 15
CHAPTER FIVE ....................................................... : ............................................................................... 16
5 CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD ......................................................................................... 16
5.1 CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 16
5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 16
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 18
